Press Releases

NOW Hails White House’s First-Ever National Gender Strategy

Released on October 25, 2021

Washington, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration was elected to advance the full participation of all people, regardless of gender. With the release of the first-ever national gender strategy to advance equity and equality, that’s precisely what it’s doing.   NOW applauds the interconnected priorities identified by the strategy, including a renewed national focus on gender-based violence from a trauma-informed perspective. It is imperative that Read more …

A State of the Union for Girls

Released on October 20, 2021

Media Advisory October 20, 2021                                                                                                      Read more …

October 20: Bring America Home NOW Rally & Press Conference

Released on October 19, 2021

Washington, D.C. – The housing crisis in the United States has reached a critical point due to long-standing structural inequities compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Congress debates President Biden’s “Build Back Better” Infrastructure Bill, advocates from across the affordable housing, women’s rights, and social justice movements have come together in an Read more …

NOW Urges Development of Housing Crisis Navigators

Released on October 18, 2021

NOW Urges Development of Housing Crisis “Navigators”   Coalition Requests Meeting with HUD Secretary Fudge & Treasury Deputy Secretary Adeyemo    WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter last Friday, the National Organization for Women (NOW) along with Progressive Action Coalition, National Coalition for the Homeless, Housing is a Human Right, LULAC, African American Health Alliance, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association, Emerald City Communications and Marketing, National Justice Read more …