NOW President Terry O’Neill applauds the work of NOW chapters on this case. “Montana NOW and Pennsylvania NOW have been on the frontlines in a case that is a snapshot of rape culture in action in the United States. The Court’s ruling shows that grassroots organizing can make all the difference. Once again, local NOW activists have gone above and beyond to make real change in their communities.”
Senate Republicans blocked a vote to raise the minimum wage yesterday, for a number of SUPER SERIOUS REASONS like “jobs” and “small business owners” and “the economy.” The current minimum wage is only two-thirds of the 1968 minimum wage, adjusted for inflation. Fifty years ago the minimum wage was enough to lift a single parent Read more …
April 8 is Equal Pay Day, marking the number of extra days into 2014 the average woman has to work to earn as much as her male counterpart did in 2013.
Printable PDF March 19, 2014 This document was produced by the NOW Foundation. The U.S. Senate turned back legislation offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that would assign sexual assault cases to specially trained military prosecutors, removing them from the chain of command. Gillibrand’s bill, The Military Justice Improvement Act – S. 1752, had the support Read more …
I’ve always liked the saying, “Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History.” It’s been in my mind as we observe Women’s History Month during the month of March.
Printable PDF passed July 7, 2013 Elect a Feminist Woman President and Celebrate NOW’s Golden Jubilee The Voting Rights Act (The Alice Paul Resolution) Sexual Assault in the Military-2013 Fair Wages and Treatment for Tipped Workers 2013-2014 National Action Campaign for Marriage Equality NOW Opposes Stereotyping Toys Challenging Walmart’s Discriminatory Practices ERA Resolution 2013 Preserving Read more …
Printable PDF passed July 1, 2012 NOW/PAC Endorsement of the Obama/Biden Ticket “Modernize NOW’s Structure for the 21st Century The War on Women in State Legislatures NOW Endorses the 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act, H.R. 4277 NOW Supports “Plan B” Emergency Contraception Accessibility at All Indian Health Service (IHS) Units as an Over-the-Counter Read more …
Printable PDF passed June 26, 2011 Benefit Improvements For Social Security “Medicare For All” Is The Solution, Not The Problem Supporting State Action On Lesbian Rights Summer Celebration of Choice and Summer Of Trust Promoting Appropriate Responses To Immigrant Victims Of Domestic Violence Ensuring Inclusion Of Women And Girls With Disabilities In U.S. Department Of Read more …
Printable PDF passed July 4, 2010 Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Now Transparency and Accountability in the Gulf Coast Disaster NOW Must Make Welfare Reform a Priority A Call for the United States Senate to Expel David Vitter Stop Gun Violence against Women Restrict U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Lobbying on Capitol Hill Protect the Read more …
Printable PDF passed July 20, 2008 Backlog of Social Security Benefits Combating Racism Global Feminist Action Resources Healthcare Funding Crisis Immigration and Law Enforcement NOW Feminist Mentorship Program Oppose Proposed Amendments to Florida, California and Arizona Constitutions Women’s Right to Protect Their Own Health BACKLOG OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS WHEREAS, the National Organization for Women Read more …