The ad shows a picture of a rifle with the words “Consider your man card reissued.” That’s not a feminist claiming men are more violent than women — that’s the maker of an assault weapon telling men they aren’t really masculine until they’ve got a deadly gun in their hands.
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National NOW President Christian F. Nunes issued the following statement upon the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California: “Senator Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate. During her 30-year career, her work on the Violence Against Women Act, gay marriage, gun control, and a long list of legislation illustrates what can Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the mother of a Black son, I am terrified at the state of our country. The brutal shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, a young Black teenager who was attempting to pick up his twin siblings, is devastating not just in the senseless violence Read more …
Last year I worked with a local political action committee (PAC) to help diversify their organization in the New York Capital Region. A group of older white women had started the PAC after the 2016 presidential election when many women felt let down and upset by the election results. This PAC’s local organizing opened a Read more …
Urge the Senate to Stop Delaying VAWA – Domestic Violence Is on the Rise BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA or H.R. 1620) is urgently needed legislation that protects abuse survivors and allocates funding for survivor support services. Reauthorization of VAWA is now three years overdue – owing to Republican senators who would rather see VAWA expire. We’ve had it with their neglect of battered, raped and murdered women. WHY IT MATTERS: VAWA saves Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Nov. 20th debate finally included questions on paid family leave and #MeToo, an updated analysis by the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) found that of the 470 questions asked of the Democratic presidential candidates so far, only a handful addressed topics most important to women voters. Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) has analyzed the more than 400 questions asked of the Democratic presidential candidates during the four primary debates held since June. The fifth debate on November 20 will for the first moderated entirely by women—Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell and Kristen Welker of Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The white nationalist who killed twenty people in El Paso targeted more than innocent shoppers and families from both sides of the border. He was aiming to promote the racist, hateful views of a toxic online community that’s been emboldened by what they hear from Donald Trump and his enablers on cable news and online. Before committing his act of Read more …
WASHINGTON – The National Organization for Women (NOW) strongly opposes the nomination of Shannon Goessling, who is unqualified to head the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) in the Department of Justice (DOJ). If confirmed, Goessling would bring detrimental – and even dangerous – views on domestic violence and firearms. We urge senators to oppose Read more …