Feminists deserve a place where their voices are welcomed and heard — including yours.
Say It, Sister! is a place where NOW leaders speak our minds, discuss feminist issues and call women to action. All posts and comments reflect the individual views of their authors, and should not be construed as positions taken by NOW.
We welcome vigorous debate, but please make sure comments are relevant to our blog posts. NOW reserves the right to remove comments attacking individuals or employing hostile language, including but not limited to slurs and profanity. NOW also reserves the right to remove trolling comments.
If you want information about NOW’s agenda and priorities, or general NOW policies, or if you want to leave a general comment, the most appropriate way to do so is by using our contact form.
I humbly suggest that parents who are helping out their children (or being supported by their children) get together and have a talk that starts with: Honey, we failed to ratify equality for women.
Read more...
On Aug. 12, The New York Times published an op-ed by columnist Gail Collins. In “My Favorite August,” Collins celebrates U.S. women securing the right to vote 90 years ago this month. When Collins daydreams about time travel and the lack of surprise Susan B. Anthony might express upon learning “how well American women are doing in the 21st century,” she neglects to mention how far we still have to go. Collins fails to educate readers, for instance, that the Equal Rights Amendment, despite a similarly protracted struggle, has yet to pass.
Read more...
On July 27, hatemongering anti-abortion group Operation Rescue cheered as the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA) filed an 11-count petition recommending that Dr. Ann Neuhaus face disciplinary action for late-term abortion referrals she made for Dr. George Tiller before his murder last year.
Read more...
It can be pretty revolting to learn what men in your workplace are getting paid and then look at your own paycheck.
Read more...
On May 27, the Senate Armed Service Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would repeal the prohibition on female service members obtaining abortions at military medical facilities using their own funds.
Read more...