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NOW Cheers Repeal of Global Gag Rule As First Step toward Worldwide Reproductive Justice
“President Obama took the side of justice today,” said NOW President Kim Gandy. “For eight years the Global Gag Rule has forced international family planning organizations to make an impossible choice between providing comprehensive reproductive health care, and receiving funds that enable them to help women in need. Women around the world have died as a result of this heartless policy.”
National Organization for Women Congratulates President Obama, Looks Forward to Restoration of Rights
NOW President Kim Gandy writes of today’s inauguration of President Barack Obama, “All those times we were marching to make demands of a government that would not hear us, but this time my daughter and I marched to the foot of the U.S. Capitol to join a buoyant throng and witness a triumphant changing of the guard.”
First Victory for Women and Working Families in the 111th Congress: House Passes Two Pay Fairness Bills
“It’s a one-two punch for women, that could knock out many pay inequities,” said NOW President Kim Gandy as the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills today that would advance fair pay for women.
Making Light of Jon Favreau’s Actions
John Favreau was posed alongside a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton as if groping her breast. What might his sexist conduct say about his attitude toward the women he is tasked to hire?
Women Voters Bring Clean Sweep, NOW Applauds Historic Win
NOW president Kim Gandy says that the “historic win by Barack Obama and Joe Biden is truly a victory for women and girls in the United States and around the world. After eight years of the Bush administration slashing away at women’s and civil rights, shredding social services, and favoring ideology over science, women voters cleaned house today. We believe Obama-Biden will be the most feminist, progressive administration ever to lead this country, and we are ready to work hard to help bring about policies that will increase equality and opportunity for all.”
NOW Foundation Celebrates Love Your Body Day on Oct. 15
For over a decade now the National Organization for Women Foundation’s Love
Your Body campaign has put countered the unrealistic beauty standards, gender stereotypes and sometimes harmful images imposed by media and advertisers with a simple but powerful message to women and girls — Love Your Body. On October 15, we celebrate another year in our campaign to educate and encourage women and girls to say no to negative stereotypes and yes to awareness, health, and a positive body image.
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This Time, Denver’s Political Drama Bows to Women
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House Passes Bill to Honor Woman Suffragist Leader Alice Paul with the Congressional Gold Medal
Today the House of Representatives recognized Alice Paul for her role in winning women’s suffrage by passing legislation to award her the Congressional Gold Medal. Paul was one of the leading figures responsible for the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote and penned the early version of the Equal Rights Amendment that would enshrine women in the Constitution. This long overdue honor recognizes Alice Paul as one of the great women in history for her work to promote women’s rights, freedom and equality.