Released on January 19, 2023
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON — This weekend, we should be celebrating 50 years of a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. Instead, last year’s decision sent us back to square one. While Roe was a watershed moment that catapulted women closer to achieving full equality, Dobbs reversed half a century of Read more …
Released on January 16, 2023
This MLK Day, as every day, we lift up and honor Black women, who pushed Dr. King, stood by Dr. King, and are still continuing his work.
Released on January 11, 2023
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes on Anti-Abortion Bills WASHINGTON–Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the new right-wing majority in the House put an all-out attack on abortion rights at the very top of their agenda, making it clear that a national abortion ban remains their goal. They fast-tracked just seven bills to cement their extremist Read more …
Released on December 23, 2022
Statement of National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pregnant and nursing mothers no longer have to worry about choosing between a healthy pregnancy or keeping a job. NOW members are celebrating the bi-partisan passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) Act as amendments to Read more …
Released on December 19, 2022
It is unacceptable that people continue to face discrimination simply because of the way they choose to style their hair.