Speaking Out for Single-Payer Health Care
NOW has long argued that single-payer health care is the best way to achieve the goal of universal, comprehensive and affordable care for everyone.
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NOW Launches Action-Oriented Blog on Women’s Equality Day
The National Organization for Women is proud to celebrate Women’s Equality Day this year by launching Say It, Sister! – a new blog designed to inform, inspire and instigate feminist activism.
Burger King: Mind Blowingly Misogynistic
Burger King continues to objectify and hypersexualize women by putting a model—who has the carefully crafted appearance of a blow-up doll—on the receiving end of its latest all-beef, mayo-oozing sandwich.
International Women’s Day March 8, Difficult Global Times Call for Improving Status of Women
As we mark International Women’s Day on March 8, an increasing number of women around the world find themselves and their families in dire economic circumstances. While we as a nation focus on the economic realities here in the U.S., we must not let global starvation, violence, trafficking, and the lack of health care, clean water, and basic necessities fall lower on our priority list.
Bottom Line: Low Minimum Wage Means Millions of Working Poor
NOW has worked since 1966 for economic justice, especially equal pay and fair wages for women, many of whom must work multiple jobs to support their children and families. Our members have lobbied hard, and we celebrated when 315 members of the House of Representatives recently voted to increase the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
NOW: Always on the Front Lines
A history and timeline of NOW’s work on reproductive rights.
A Brief Rundown of Reproductive Rights
A quick summary on the perpetual attack on women’s reproductive rights.
On the Job, Nursing Mothers Find a 2-Class System
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