I have been amazed by the record-breaking participation by women in races at all levels across the country this midterm season. Now more than ever, women are poised to disrupt local, state, and federal elections and reach an all-time high of representation in elected office. As we celebrate these incredible achievements, it is important to Read more …
November 2018 Ballot Initiatives to be Aware Of Summaries from Ballotpedia Alabama Amendment 2: State Abortion Policy Amendment: Amendment 2 would amend the state constitution in order to do the following: (a) declare that the state’s policy is to recognize and support “the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the Read more …
If you weren’t there in San Jose with us, you missed what many attendees described as the “best NOW conference ever!” We gathered just after the Fourth of July in the sunny Silicon Valley city for the ‘Speak Truth to Power NOW’ event which showcased 18 energizing speakers, six distinguished awardees and a wide array Read more …
Eastern District — Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia Beth Corbin – Mount Rainier, Maryland If re-elected I will continue to work to revitalize NOW chapters and state organizations. Over the past two years we have increased the number of NOW chapters in the Eastern District, with Read more …
The National Organization for Women (NOW) supports the call to #MuteRKelly and we add our voices to our sisters’ inspiring call to action. We join with the Time’s Up Women of Color who are calling for R. Kelly’s record label, concert producers and related music industry companies to cut ties with the singer, who has Read more …
The District of Columbia celebrates April 16 as Emancipation Day. On that day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which ended slavery in Washington, D.C., freed about 3,100 slaves in the District of Columbia, reimbursed those who had legally owned them and offered the newly freed women and Read more …
NOW’s campaign to End the Criminalization of Trauma is our effort to address the abuse of women in the educational, judicial, and prison systems. To find out more about what these abuses look like, click here.
The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act has the potential to support the millions of women in prison system with basic needs and care. Find out more here.
passed July 2, 2017 Advance Voting Rights: 2017-2018 National Action Program Resolution End the Criminalization of Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Other Trauma: 2017-2018 National Action Program Resolution Mobilize for Reproductive Justice: 2017-2018 National Action Program Resolution Protect Immigrant Rights: 2017-2018 National Action Resolution Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: 2017-2018 National Action Program Resist Resilience Read more …
By Naomi P., Communications Intern Being an ethnically ambiguous person comes with a lot of privileges; however, answering the constant questions about my identity is not one them. Like many other exoticized women, I am asked on an almost daily basis: “What are you?” and “Where are you from?” followed up with “No really, where Read more …