Celebrating Female Olympians

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 …

Action Alert: End the Filibuster NOW

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 …

NOW’s Holiday Reading List

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 …

Joe Manchin Can’t Explain His NO Vote To West Virginia

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 …

ACTION ALERT: 12/21 National Call-In Day to Build Back Better NOW

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 …

ACTION ALERT: Care Infrastructure in Danger

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

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 …

Missing White Woman Syndrome Demeans the Value of All Women: Part One

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 …