As the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing come to a close, the event will be forever remembered for the performances of incredible women athletes. Of the 222 athletes on this year’s U.S. Olympic team, 108 of them are women – the most women competing for any nation in the history of the Winter Olympics. Familiar Read more …
March 17, 2022, at 7:00 pm ET Register Here In society, money is equated with financial freedom: a freedom currently denied to women in drastic ways. Women face gender discrimination in the workplace, imbalance of responsibilities in the home, lack access to care infrastructure like childcare and family leave benefits, plus many other barriers that Read more …
January 11, 2022 SEND AN URGENT MESSAGE TO THE SENATE – GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER! BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: The threat of the filibuster by the GOP has been used hundreds of times since 2000 to hold equal rights hostage and halt action on legislation. Typically, it takes 51 votes for a bill to be Read more …
To continue defending women’s rights, advancing equality, and combatting injustice in all aspects of social, political, and economic life, it’s essential to try and understand how all of these issues are interconnected. This is why our continued education is vital to advance our activism. From understanding the history of how women continue to battle for reproductive Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By sinking President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda, Senator Manchin is not only breaking his word to the president, but he’s also breaking his promise to the people of West Virginia. He continues to put the needs of his high-paying donors before the interests of his own state. On Fox News, Manchin Read more …
12/21 National Call-In Day: Tell the Senate to Address Affordable Housing and Build Back Better NOW BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: We are on the brink of making one of the most transformative investments in families, children, and caregiving in generations. However, the Senate may adjourn for the holidays before taking action on the Build Back Better bill. Read more …
“NOW demands military justice for survivors. No more protecting perpetrators and no more backroom deals. The Senate must vote to change the military’s culture of sexual harassment and assault, once and for all. #EnoughIsEnough.”
Care Infrastructure in Build Back Better Act, Other Provisions in Danger – Act NOW BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: Democrats will be scaling back the $3.5 trillion price tag for the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) because of demands by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Their opposition threatens chances of success for many of our priorities for Read more …
NOW Urges Development of Housing Crisis “Navigators” Coalition Requests Meeting with HUD Secretary Fudge & Treasury Deputy Secretary Adeyemo WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter last Friday, the National Organization for Women (NOW) along with Progressive Action Coalition, National Coalition for the Homeless, Housing is a Human Right, LULAC, African American Health Alliance, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association, Emerald City Communications and Marketing, National Justice Read more …
The investigation surrounding Gabby Petito’s disappearance and tragic murder has been marked by wall-to-wall media coverage. True crime journalists followed the investigation of this young White woman as it developed, documenting their theories and coverage on podcasts and Tik Toks every step of the way. Some Black and Indigenous families of missing persons and the activists that fight alongside them are frustrated. Many have pointed out discrepancies in the ways media and Read more …