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 …
Released on August 12, 2024
International Youth Day is observed on August 12 every year to bring issues of importance to youth to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in building a culture of nonviolence, promoting peace, and countering extremism. The idea for International Youth Day was proposed in 1991 by young Read more …
Released on August 7, 2024
August 7 is Moms’ Equal Pay Day when we call out the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. Numbers don’t lie—and the facts are appalling. Moms working full-time, year-round are paid 71 cents and all earners (including part-time and seasonal) are paid 63 cents for every dollar paid to dads. We often Read more …
Released on August 6, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. —Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement on Vice President Kamala Harris’s selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to be her running mate: “Now the race is set. With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, we have a team of proven fighters for women, Read more …