Released on June 28, 2022
The National Organization for Women announced its 2022 Annual Conference “Save our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives!” which will be held in Chicago at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel July 22-24.
Released on June 23, 2022
Today marks 50 years since the passage of Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. The provision was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972 and began to pave the way for a more hopeful future for women and Read more …
Released on June 23, 2022
No one should feel forced to live their life in fear simply because of who they are. Institutionalized bigotry and discrimination rob students of the full learning experience they’ve earned and of the futures they could have. We should nurture their curiosity and capacity for empathy, not create policies telling them they don’t matter.
Released on June 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Supreme Court’s ruling against New York’s permit requirement for carrying guns outside the home is a clear and present danger to women, BIPOC communities and others who are already carrying the heavy burden of gun violence, racial profiling and gender-based harassment and violence towards women. Concealed weapons are a form of oppression and Read more …
Released on June 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We’ve been ready for this. We knew that with the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, abortion rights were hanging by a thread. Today, that thread—that lifeline—has been cut. The Supreme Court’s ruling endangers women and pregnant persons with low-incomes, women and pregnant persons of color, women and pregnant persons living Read more …