On Equal Pay Day, NOW Calls on Senate to Pass Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Released on April 22, 2008

“Lilly Ledbetter and millions of women like her may never recover the pay they lost during their lifetimes,” says NOW president Kim Gandy. “But NOW calls on the Senate to pass the Fair Pay Act to ensure that pay discrimination victims get their fair day in court.”

NOW Supports Senate Resolution Promoting Diversity in Media Ownership

Released on March 5, 2008

Women own just five percent of commercial broadcast TV stations and six percent of all full-power radio stations. Whenever the FCC allows big media companies to gobble up more stations, it leaves fewer outlets for women and people of color to purchase.

NOW PAC Applauds Clinton’s Triumph in Key States

Released on March 5, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton won rousing victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island on Tuesday, proving once again that not only is she a fighter, but also that she can win key battleground states the Democrats need in November.

NOW Says “Let the Women Jump!” in 2010 Winter Olympics

Released on February 24, 2008

“We are well into the 21st century, yet women ski jumpers still are not permitted to compete at their sport’s highest level,” said Kim Gandy in a statement issued at a Women’s Ski Jumping USA rally held in Vancouver, Canada.