On January 2, President Biden honored former NOW President Eleanor Smeal with the Presidential Citizens Medal–the nation’s second highest civilian honors—for “defining the movement for women’s rights.” The official proclamation reads: “From leading massive protests and galvanizing women’s votes in the 1970s to steering progress for equal pay and helping the Violence Against Women Act Read more …
The sexual education system in the United States is failing LGBTQ+ youth. U.S. sexual education policies have long been influenced by moral panic surrounding sex and have been shaped by sexist and heteronormative narratives. Prejudice guiding education policy leads to sexual education that denies LGBTQ+ youth the education they deserve and contributes to severe disparities Read more …
NFL games bring people from all over the United States together to show their love for the game, creating an atmosphere where diverse cultures, backgrounds, and traditions unite through a shared passion and excitement leading up to the Super Bowl. However, we have also seen many violent encounters over the years as some fans go Read more …
Transgender Awareness Week is an opportunity to uplift positive and insightful stories, celebrate changemakers and have conversations about what allies can do at this critical moment.
Reproductive rights, abortion access, and a woman’s right to choose. Our nation has heard debates surrounding these topics for a long time, becoming more intense since the Dobbs decision fundamentally changed the lives of women around the country. While the far right continues to claim that they want to protect women, their forty-year campaign to Read more …
For more than a century, efforts have been underway to acknowledge the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the United States. As early as 1916, for example, New York became the first state to declare an “American Indian Day,” and several states followed that example, but it wasn’t until Read more …
With just 21 days until the November 2024 General Election, it is essential to mobilize people to vote for their rights. One of those key rights that will be put to the test is abortion access. As of May, 63% of people polled said that they believe that abortion should be legal in all or Read more …
THE ISSUE: Gender-based violence (GBV) poses a serious threat to the welfare of those that experience it. About one in four women within the U.S. experience some type of physical violence from an intimate partner and one in four women have reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape during their life. An area in which Read more …
Statement about Sean “Diddy” Combs by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC – It’s heartbreaking to listen to the accounts of survivors of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged crimes of sexual violence, rape and abuse. They deserve justice, and Sean Combs must be held fully accountable. As new accusations and individuals come forward, we Read more …
Revised July 2024 Downloadable PDF ARTICLE I. NAME The name of this national membership organization of women and men is “National Organization for Women, Inc.” (NOW). ARTICLE II. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the Read more …