Released on October 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NOW urges the U.S. Department of Education to quickly restore and strengthen protections previously safeguarded by Title IX, a civil rights law aimed at equal opportunity in education. Those protections were seriously undermined by a Trump Administration rule, placing students in K- 12 grades as well as at post-secondary institutions at risk Read more …
Released on October 13, 2021
Washington, D.C. — Girls today are facing tougher challenges than ever before. Which is why EveryGirl World and the National Organization for Women are putting together the first-ever Girls State of the Union, on October 21, 2021, at 7:30 pm ET, a soon-to-be historic event that puts girls in charge of their own future. This Read more …
Released on October 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW is proud to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October. We recognize that the history we celebrate is tarnished by systemic exclusion, genocide, displacement, and oppression of Indigenous peoples. Rather than celebrating colonialism, this holiday is a day of respect and learning from Indigenous peoples, and of reaffirming Read more …
Released on October 7, 2021
Last weekend NOW’s grassroots mobilized all across the country to rally for abortion justice. While we know we made our voices heard, our work is far from done.
Released on October 7, 2021
NOW Recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Congress Must Renew VAWA and Acknowledge Intimate Partner Violence as a Public Health Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. — This October, as NOW recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we must also spotlight the crisis of intimate partner violence (IPV). This has become a serious public health issue, especially during the pandemic, where rates of domestic violence during lockdown increased by 8.1%, according Read more …