Press Releases

Leaders of Women’s Organizations Call on Congress to Consider Legislation That Would Strengthen Social Security

Released on October 26, 2011

Today, the Older Women’s Economic Security Task Force (OWES), part of the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO), delivered a letter to members of Congress, calling on Congress to consider three pieces of legislation that would assure Social Security solvency for the next 75 years by lifting the cap on payroll tax contributions — a move that an overwhelming majority of the public has said they support, according to recent polls.

NOW Foundation’s Love Your Body Day Set for Wednesday, Oct. 19

Released on October 14, 2011

The NOW Foundation announces its 14th annual Love Your Body Day to take place on Oct. 19. NOW Foundation launched the groundbreaking Love Your Body Day in 1998 to promote positive images of women and girls in the media and offer an alternative to unrealistic and harmful standards of beauty.

NOW Political Action Committee Proudly Endorses Tammy Baldwin

Released on September 12, 2011

The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee is proud to announce our endorsement of Rep. Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate. Baldwin launched her bid this week to become the next Democratic senator from Wisconsin, filling the seat of the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl.

NOW Urges Congress: Pass a Major Jobs Bill NOW!

Released on September 9, 2011

The National Organization for Women urges Congress to take up President Obama’s American Jobs Act immediately. While not everything we could have wished for, the president’s bill is a substantial step toward rebuilding our country’s shaky economy.