Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, employees at Afiniti, CBS and LVMH gave personal accounts of sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace that previously went unheard due to forced arbitration clauses.  A few days later, a Tesla factory worker alleged that the company fostered a climate of sexual harassment that dehumanized workers, subjected women to verbal and physical harassment and failed to address the problem when Read more …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The results of this week’s elections send a clear message. A shift among voters in Virginia defeated McAuliffe, following a bitter and divisive campaign built on lies about racial justice and education.  In New Jersey, an incumbent candidate nearly lost to a Trump-endorsed candidate who had appeared at a “Stop the Steal” rally.   As we look forward, we must “level up” our efforts to counter Read more …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans used the filibuster again today to block the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, not even giving voting rights reform the discussion and debate it deserves.   There can be no half-measures in defense of democracy. We must protect every vote.   It’s very simple.  Racial discrimination links the more than 400 bills moving through the states to create additional barriers Read more …

Washington, D.C. — NOW applauds President Biden’s new framework for his Build Back Better Agenda that sets a course to achieve our climate goals, expand affordable healthcare and the Child Tax Credit and support childcare services, like free pre-school. While this is a historic investment in our future, we are deeply disappointed by the removal of funding for a national paid family leave policy.  It’s a policy that contradicts the White House’s own recent pledge from its Gender Policy Council’s National Strategy, which Read more …

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 …