ISSUE ADVISORY- Violated: A Working Mother’s Right to Breastfeed

The Fight for Coverage Continues- Many mothers choose to breastfeed their children and return to work. However, some women are facing discrimination because they need adequate time to express milk during permitted breaks at work. Some women have seen hours reduced, coverage denied, and some have even been fired for exercising their legal right to breastfeed.

URGENT: Call Your Representatives—The ACA subsidies MUST be extended so Americans can afford health insurance! 

THE ISSUE:   Congress will vote Thursday afternoon on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies that make health insurance more affordable for millions of people across the United States. Without an extension of the ACA subsidies, 1 in 4 people said they plan to or have already dropped their health insurance because they can’t afford the new premiums. That’s nearly 6 million Americans and their families who Read more …

NOW Commemorates Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

November 18, 2025, marks Native Women’s Equal Pay Day — falling within Native American Heritage Month and underscoring a painful truth about economic inequality in the United States. This date represents how far into the year Native women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned the year before. Native American women continue to Read more …

What NOW Members Can Do Instead of Watching Donald Trump’s Speech to Congress

Earlier today I sent this statement to the press.  NOW members can demonstrate a better use of our time than watching Donald Trump’s speech—we can disrupt, organize, and push back!  -Christian  “Don’t Watch Trump’s Lies—Organize!”  Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes  WASHINGTON–I won’t be watching Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight—because women know what Read more …

Don’t Watch Trump’s Lies, Organize

Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes  WASHINGTON–I won’t be watching Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight—because women know what he will say.  He will brag and boast and attack his enemies and promise more cuts in government programs that women depend on to save their lives, protect their health, and help them secure a Read more …

The House Must Pass the Bipartisan Tax Package to Help American Families

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Christian F. Nunes, National Organization for Women (NOW) National President, issued the following statement in response to reports that the full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 7024, a bipartisan tax package that will expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) later today:  “Instead of fighting among themselves, the U.S. House of Read more …

Curing the Epidemic of Violence Against Women

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow officially marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Nearly one in three women around the world — about 736 million — have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner violence, or both at least once in their lives. And on average, more than five women and girls Read more …