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Fighting for My Fair Share

Posted by Daniella Torres on 04/14/2015

Research has proven that women are paid less than their male counterparts performing identical jobs under identical conditions. Women continue to be undervalued and underpaid employees in nearly every occupation. In addition to raising awareness for th Read more...

Challenges Faced by African-American Girls Deserve Equal Attention

Posted by Gillian Barna on 04/07/2015

For some time, the National Organization for Women has been advocating that there needs to be a parallel effort to the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative which focuses entirely on helping Black boys and men. The picture of African-American girls deta Read more...

Don’t Throw Social Security Under the Bus!

Posted by Emily Imhoff on 03/19/2015

This is a big week for Republicans in Congress. They’ve been telling us for months what they’re against — anything that helps women and working families, and anything proposed by Barack Obama — now, it’s their turn to say what they’re for as they unv Read more...

Wave of Harmful State Legislation Continues, but Some Good Bills Offered

Posted by Gillian Barna on 03/13/2015

835. That is the number of anti-choice measures enacted in states between 1995 and 2014 according to NARAL Pro-Choice America’s 2014 report, “Who Decides?.” Last year alone, state legislators enacted 27 anti-choice measures across the nation. The tren Read more...

In Honor of International Women’s Day, NOW Stands with Our Sisters in Saudi Arabia

Posted by Jan Erickson on 03/08/2015

By Jihane Bergaoui and Jan Erickson The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has long enjoyed a strategically fruitful relationship with the United States. In return for providing the U.S. with a geo-politically important Arab ally in the Middle East, and a signifi Read more...