Press Releases

Veteran Grassroots Activist Leader Kim Villanueva Elected President of NOW DC NOW Leader Rose Brunache Elected Vice President

Released on July 28, 2025

WASHINGTON— July 28, 2025—National Organization for Women (NOW) members have elected long-time feminist activists Kim Villanueva president and Rose Brunache vice president of the nation’s largest feminist grassroots organization. “We believe NOW must be the national feminist engine it was created to be—action-focused, fearless, strategic, and unafraid to call out the bigots and misogynists,” said Read more …

NOW Celebrates Disability Pride Month

Released on July 21, 2025

This month marks 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, protecting the rights of people with disabilities against employment discrimination, while fostering inclusion in society. The goal was also to expand access to all levels of government, public establishments, transportation and communication, opening doors that Read more …

One Day in Jail for the Police Officer Held Responsible for the Murder of Breonna Taylor? It’s Disgusting. It’s an Outrage. And It’s a Betrayal That Women Won’t Forget

Released on July 17, 2025

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes  The Justice Department’s decision to ask that the officer found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in 2020 be sentenced to one day in jail is one more step by this government towards injustice, and a betrayal of a jury’s verdict which held the Read more …

Observing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Released on July 10, 2025

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is the date on the calendar that symbolizes the additional time Black women in the United States must work into the current year to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned in the previous year.   In 2025, that date is today, July 10.  Black women earn, on average, about 66 cents Read more …