ISSUE ADVISORY: The Childcare Crisis: A Major Investment Is Desperately Needed
Studies show that children who experience childcare and early learning do better in school, and are more likely to graduate, attend college, and be employed.
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2022 Conference Speakers
Opening Plenary Keynote Speakers: Saving Our Democracy; Vote for Womxn’s Lives Christian F. Nunes, President 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, the youngest person of color, and the 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 …
ISSUE ADVISORY: Protect Your Right to Organize in the Workplace with the PRO Act
Employees of Amazon and Starbucks are making progress in their unionization efforts with these giant companies. The timing for bringing forward legislation in the Senate that would strengthen efforts of workers to organize is called for. In his State of the Union Message, President Biden called for passage of the PRO Act. As we move Read more …
Confirm Brown Jackson – U.S. Senate Can Make History
It’s Time to Say Justice Brown Jackson WASHINGTON, DC—We are now just days away from having the first Black woman Supreme Court justice. It is now up to the U.S. Senate to make history. It is now up to the U.S. Senate to finally put partisanship aside, allow not only Brown Jackson’s impressive experience, Read more …
Large Iced Coffee with Oat Milk and Caramel, and That Will Be All:
The Normalization of Eating Disorder Culture in College Students TW: Mention of eating disorders, disordered eating, diet culture “Her body makes me want to go to an outpatient clinic. How am I supposed to eat in front of him!?” There have been more mornings than not where my friends and I share a laugh over Read more …
A Feminist Read: “111 Places in Women’s History that You Must Not Miss”
During this Women’s History Month, feminists will have a new resource spotlighting women who were part of the rich historical tapestry of the national capital. Two professional guides who offer a Tour of Her Own in Washington, D.C., have published a fascinating guide. Feminist historians Kaitlin Calogera and Rebecca Grawl describe in the new book, Read more …
U.S. Capitol Statue to Honor Harriet Tubman, a Remarkable Hero
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 122 co-sponsors have introduced legislation (H.R. 7062) to create a statue of the legendary hero of the Underground Railroad which will stand in the National Statuary Hall. Not only was Tubman known as “Moses” for guiding enslaved persons to freedom, but a campaigner for women’s equality and she held many 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 …
Dismantling our Discontents – Isabel Wilkerson, Caste, and How We Must Become Undone
“With an old house, the work is never done and you don’t expect it to be. America is an old house; we can never declare the work over and are already…when you live in an old house you may not want to go into the basement after a storm to see what the rain has Read more …