Once again, the extremist wing of the Republican Party has put politics over women’s health, telling women their health and safety doesn’t matter.
The Senate Votes To Endanger—Not Protect—Women’s Health
Released on February 28, 2022
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NOW Hails Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic SCOTUS Nomination
Released on February 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women (NOW) commends President Joe Biden’s anticipated historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson has the experience, background, and perspective that comes from not only her professional career but her lived experience as a Black woman in America. As Read more …
SCOTUS Nominee Short List Is Long on Experience, Representation and Gender Justice
Released on February 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden is said to have narrowed his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court to three highly qualified Black women, fulfilling his campaign promise and correcting the shameful history of a Court where 94% of all Supreme Court Justices have been white men, 4% women, and less than 3% people of color. Read more …
2/23: NOW to Host Annual Racial Justice Summit
Released on February 15, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY February 15, 2022 Media Contact: press@now.org NOW to Host Annual Read more …
West Virginia Republicans Take Aim At Women’s Equality
Released on February 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, West Virginia voted to rescind the state’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on a voice vote, without debate, with all 23 Senate Republicans sponsoring the measure. It took all of 75 seconds for the Republican West Virginia Senate to make clear its intent—undermining women’s equality and looking for more Read more …