Press Releases - National Organization for Women

NOW Urges Democratic Leadership to Name Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Ranking Member of Oversight Committee

Released on December 15, 2010

Congresswoman Maloney is the second-ranking Democrat on the committee after Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Towns (D-N.Y.), who is giving up his post, and has given his support to Maloney. NOW, with a coalition of women’s groups, has signed on to a letter of support for Congresswoman Maloney, strongly urging the Democratic leadership to honor seniority and appoint Maloney as the next Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

NOW Urges Senate to Reject Obama Tax Plan; Economy Can Be Stimulated Without Undermining Social Security

Released on December 10, 2010

The agreement reached by President Obama with Republican leadership is the wrong way to stimulate our economy. With cuts to Social Security’s dedicated funding stream, it is particularly troubling for women, who rely more on Social Security than men do.

Good News and Bad News for Women in Deficit Commission Vote

Released on December 3, 2010

The only good news coming out of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform’s final meeting today was that the co-chairs failed to muster 14 ‘yes’ votes for their misguided proposal, so it will not be presented to the lame-duck Congress for immediate action. This result was due in part to the hard work of NOW members, Social Security advocates and many others whose calls temporarily shut down the congressional switchboard on Tuesday.

Pentagon Report Supports the End of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Released on November 30, 2010

“The Pentagon survey makes it clear that lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military are not the problem,” said NOW President Terry O’Neill. “The problem is Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which should have been repealed long ago.”

CEDAW Hearing Encouraging, U.S. Ratification Long Overdue

Released on November 19, 2010

NOW applauds Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for chairing a first-ever Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday on ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Eight years have lagged since the last hearing for the human rights treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.