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Two Million Voices Ring Out for Social Security Expansion — And That’s Just the Beginning!

Posted by Terry O'Neill on 07/16/2015

Yesterday I stood in front of the White House along with Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Donna Edwards (D-MD), leaders of the Economic Policy Institute, MoveOn, Democracy for America and other allies to deliver a petition signed by over 2 million America Read more...

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Wins 5-2, Loses 17-1 in Pay

Posted by Bonnie Grabenhoffer on 07/10/2015

By Jessi K. Axe, NOW Government Relations Intern Update: World Champs! – On Sunday, in the most-watched soccer event in U.S. television history, more than 26 million people tuned in for the Federation Internationale de Futbol Association (FIFA) Women’s Read more...

Disney, Swords, and Gender Identity

Posted by Ashley Eden on 07/08/2015

“Are you a he/she?” “Umm…a what?” “You know! A he/she? A boy and a girl.” “No. I don’t think so…I just have a deep voice I guess.” “Oh. You look like a he/she.” When I was in elementary school, other children had no idea how to label me. I dressed how Read more...

“Leaning in” won’t liberate us

Posted by Allison Pierce on 07/07/2015

The term “lean in” has been used fairly regularly in feminist discourse. It originated in a book published by Sheryl Sandberg that discusses factors that hold women back in the workforce and how women, she says, often hold themselves back. And I largel Read more...

What’s all this talk about self-care?

Posted by Allison Pierce on 06/30/2015

The term “self care” has become increasingly prevalent on feminist sites and in feminist discourse. We can tell it sounds nice, but what is it, exactly? And why has it been dubbed “radical” by some? What is self-care? Self-care is the term used by psyc Read more...