Back to the main page FRIDAY, JULY 19th, 1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills in the US: A Movement-Driven Win and Next Steps for Equitable Access After two-decades of building the evidence, partnerships, and broad support of bringing birth control pills over-the-counter (OTC) in the United States, we finally #FreedthePill! In Read more …
Friday, July 19th (In order of appearance) Christian F. Nunes, President of the National Organization for Women Christian F. Nunes, MBA, MS, LCSW, is a dynamic advocate who made history when she assumed the role of President of the National Organization for Women in August 2020. Before this, she served as Vice President, appointed by Read more …
Back to the main page 2024 Victoria J. Mastrobuono Award in Women’s Health – Dr. Marlena Fejzo A deserving recipient of NOW Foundation’s Victoria L. Mastrobuono’s Award in Women’s Health, Dr. Marlena Fejzo has led a distinguished career focused on researching health challenges most often experienced by women. In March, Dr. Fejzo was honored as Read more …
Printable PDF To help ensure full equality for the LGBTQIA+ community we must all work together and speak out. There is so much you can do as activists. Contact Congress There are vital pieces of legislation that can help us achieve our goal of ending violence against women, including: Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 Read more …
Leslie Allen Leslie Allen is a barrier-breaking athlete, sports executive, and dynamic Win4Life coach. A product of Title IX, she is an ATA, NCAA, and WTA champion who achieved a career-high singles ranking of # 17 in the world. Unheralded as a junior player, her tennis dreams blossomed thanks to Title IX. In 1973, as Read more …
Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President Christian F. Nunes, MBA, MS, LCSW, became NOW president in August 2020. She was previously appointed Vice President by the board in May 2019. As the second African American president in the organization’s history, the youngest person of color, and the youngest president in more than 40 years, Nunes is Read more …
WASHINGTON, DC— Christian F. Nunes, National President, National Organization for Women (NOW) issued the following statement as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity: “The Supreme Court must not only reject Donald Trump’s absurd claim of absolute immunity—it must do so immediately. “Today is all about delay. Donald Trump wants Read more …
To help restore full and equal access to abortion care and reproductive freedom we must all work together and speak out. There is so much you can do as activists.
What is the ERA? The ERA is a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would provide a fundamental legal remedy against sex discrimination for both women and men. It would guarantee that the rights affirmed by the U.S. Constitution are held equally by all without regard to their sex. The ERA would clarify the legal Read more …
Equal Pay Day is the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before. In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months. In 2024, women earn just 84 cents Read more …