Released on September 11, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes September 13, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and is a day of both celebration and rededication. Thanks in large part to President Biden, who led the original fight for VAWA in the U.S. Senate, we now have a federal law Read more …
Released on September 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC — Donald Trump behaved exactly the way we knew he would in his debate with Kamala Harris. He was insulting, ignorant, and mean. That’s the way he always reacts to women in power. He goes back to being a schoolyard bully. It’s clear that Donald Trump is afraid of Kamala Harris—that’s why his Read more …
Released on August 30, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. —Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s continued misogynistic social media posts: “Donald Trump is a convicted felon, misogynist, and sexual predator who continues to use sexual violence as a weapon to silence women. What’s more, his entire campaign Read more …
Released on August 28, 2024
The fight to achieve pay equity for women and LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly women of color, is an integral platform of NOW’s intersectional issues agenda. August 28 has been designated #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay to raise awareness about the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander wage gap and how NHPI women are often rendered invisible in mainstream conversations about it. Read more …
Released on August 26, 2024
Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” in 1973 to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The movement to recognize this date began on the 50th anniversary of the Amendment, with a national demonstration called by NOW to “strike for equality.” According to Read more …