National Organization for Women
  • NOW
    Core IssuesNOW and A.I.More Ways To GiveGet InvolvedNOW Young FeministsBlog PostsAbout
  • NOW PAC
  • Foundation
    About the FoundationLove Your BodyCrisis In Family CourtsGlobal FeminismVoter Mobilization
  • Media
    Press ReleasesNOW In The NewsNOW Read This
  • Events
  • Members
  • NOW Merch
  • Donate

Press Releases

Leaders Call for Budget Deal to Address the Needs of Women; Cuts Being Proposed Could Impact those Most Vulnerable, Including Women, Families, and Seniors

Released on July 12, 2011

Today NCWO delivered a letter to Congress demanding a budget deal with NO cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) joined prominent leaders from NCWO on a press call launching the nationwide campaign Respect, Protect, Reject 2012.

Leaders of Women’s Organizations Urge President and Congress to Protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

Released on July 8, 2011

The co-chairs of the Older Women’s Economic Security Task Force are calling on President Obama and Congress not to agree to benefit cuts. OWES is instead demanding more jobs for women and men alike and that the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share.

2011 NOW Conference Opens with Spirited Rally in Tampa; Women Demand Jobs Not Cuts

Released on June 24, 2011

Today, NOW kicked off the 2011 National Conference in Tampa, Fla. with an emergency rally outside Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) office. This conference comes at a critical time in the ongoing war on women.

NOW Declares Emergency Rally for Women in the 2012 Budget Outside Senator Rubio’s Tampa Office Friday

Released on June 20, 2011

As a part of the 2011 National NOW Conference, NOW will hold an emergency rally on Friday, June 24, to protest proposed cuts in the 2012 budget. Hundreds of grassroots feminist activists from around the country will participate in this action.

Supreme Court to Women of Wal-Mart: You’re on Your Own

Released on June 20, 2011

A Supreme Court majority ruled against women by siding with the country’s largest employment discriminator, saying Wal-Mart, essentially, is too big to sue.

Posts navigation

Next
Prev

Media Center

  • Press Releases
  • NOW In The News
  • NOW Read This

NOW is Taking Action

Attacks on abortion care keep coming. But NOW is defending our access to reproductive freedom.

Donate and together we can secure equality for all women >
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • bluesky
  • youtube
  • flickr
  • spotify
  • x
  • Home
  • Core Issues
  • Media Center
  • Get Involved
  • About
  • Contact Us

© 2026 National Organization for Women. All rights reserved.

Charities of America Compliant

National Organization for Women Foundation
Combined Federal Campaign
FC #11215

Double Your Impact. Demand Action on the Epstein Files!

No more redactions. No more cover-ups. No more protection for powerful abusers.


Help NOW take action today! 

$25
$50
$100
$250
$500
$1,000

or continue to site

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.