“Abusers with Time on Their Hands and Nothing to Lose”: The Rise of Nonconsensual Pornography in the Pandemic 

In 2020, Aaron Coleman challenged seven-term incumbent Stan Frownfelter for his seat in the Kansas State House. Coleman was a 20-year-old dishwasher and community college freshman who supported universal healthcare, defunding the police, and legalizing marijuana. He also told a 13-year-old girl (when he was also 13) that he would share a nude photo he Read more …

The Gun Epidemic: What We Need to Halt Gun Violence  

June 27, 2022  “Right now, we are at a point where our nation will never be redeemed from this violence until our love of our children is greater than our love of guns and power and money,” Sen. Cory Booker  Tulsa, Uvalde, Buffalo, El Paso, Parkland, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sandy Hook—the list goes on and Read more …

Regardless of What Happens with Roe v. Wade, Low Income Women Already Face Multiple Barriers 

Roe v. Wade is fundamental to safeguarding women’s reproductive rights and protecting women’s autonomy over their lives. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, women across the nation will be deeply impacted in both explicit and covert ways.   Research reveals that financial constraints are the primary reason that American women seek abortion Read more …

A Feminist State of the Union 

(In response to President Biden’s State of the Union address this year, NOW convened a Feminist State of the Union conversation early this spring.  Here is our version of a State of the Union address).  The past two years have seen seismic cultural and economic changes that have tested our values and threatened to unravel Read more …

2022 – 2024 National Board Election Candidates

Eastern District — Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia Katherine “Kobby” Hoffman Kobby Hoffman joined the National Organization for Women (NOW) Board as the Eastern District representative by appointment in 2019, was then elected and is now applying for reelection. She currently serves on NOW committees of Audit Read more …

FSOTU Moderators & Speakers

Christian F. Nunes MBA, MS, LCSW Christian F. Nunes, MBA, MS, LCSW, became NOW president in August 2020. She was previously appointed Vice President by the board in May 2019. As the second African American president in the organization’s history, Nunes is leading the organization through an intersectional lens, bringing a diverse coalition of grassroots Read more …

NOW Hails House Passage of Build Back Better Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives made history today by passing President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.  We are on the brink of completing the most transformative investment in families, children and caregiving in generations, with universal and free preschool for all 3-and 4-year olds, four weeks of paid and medical leave, and the largest investment in child care in the nation’s history.  The bill provides home health care for older Americans and people Read more …