Released on November 12, 2025
Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s latest move to tie anti-abortion language to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act is a cynical and dangerous political stunt. Let’s be clear: the Hyde Amendment already bans any federal funds from being used for abortion care. Senate Republicans who Read more …
Released on November 10, 2025
Each November, we observe Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. Native American women have played an important and often underrecognized role in shaping feminist thought and activism in the United States. Many Indigenous communities traditionally had social structures that Read more …
Released on November 6, 2025
Statement by NOW President Kim Villaneuva U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will retire after 39 years in Congress — including her history-making tenure as the first woman Speaker of the House — marks the end of an extraordinary era in American leadership. It’s also an opportunity for women to look back on all Read more …
Released on November 5, 2025
Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva WASHINGTON— This election was a big win for women—and not just because two strong women leaders won races for Governor, the first woman Mayor was elected in Detroit and a woman will become the first Black mayor of Syracuse. These and other victories showed that voters are ready Read more …
Released on October 22, 2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an international health campaign dedicated to promoting screening and reducing the risk of a disease that affects 2.3 million women worldwide. According to Susan G. Komen, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime — that’s one person every 2 minutes in the United Read more …