Eastern District

Kimberly S. Adams  My name is Kimberly S. Adams, and I am running for the NOW Board of Directors (Eastern District) and I solicit your support. My commitment to women’s rights is genuine and longstanding. Whether teaching about women and politics, presenting my research domestically and internationally on female agenda-setting behavior in legislative bodies, marching for gender Read more …

Southern District

Karen Mullins I am a 62-year-old resident of Dunedin and a dedicated civic leader whose work spans municipal infrastructure, regional planning, and civil rights advocacy across Pinellas County. With more than 15 years of public service experience, I have built a reputation as a thoughtful policy advisor and collaborative leader, contributing meaningfully to both local Read more …

Heartland District

Gordy Gustafson  With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a multiple convicted felon back in the White House, the ERA not being recognized as a fully ratified amendment to the U.S. Constitution, trans youth being denied medical care, ICE committing human rights violations in my home state of Minnesota and throughout this country, and women being Read more …

Pacific District

Rosa M.  Colquitt  I have read and understand the list of Board responsibilities. If elected, I commit to fully supporting our President and Vice President, all Board colleagues and NOW staff. There are many profound reasons why I choose to make this service commitment at the present time, but one motivation that stands out in my Read more …

NOW Demands Funding for Global Women’s Human Rights 

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women.  But today, those rights are threatened by budget cuts that have removed safeguards for women’s rights and end the global commitment to end discrimination Read more …

2026 National Membership Drive

April 29 – June 26, 2026  NOW’s National Membership Drive is a coordinated effort to expand and strengthen our grassroots base ahead of the 2026 National Conference and midterm elections. The campaign focuses on recruiting new members, re-engaging lapsed members, and building stronger chapter networks.  With national support, tools, and incentives, this effort is designed to energize membership Read more …

2026 Conference Speakers

Kim Villanueva, President of NOW Kim Villanueva is the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), leading tens of thousands of feminist grassroots activists across the nation. She is a veteran political organizer with decades of leadership advancing equality, reproductive freedom, voting rights, and LGBTQIA+ freedoms. Her commitment to social justice is rooted in Read more …

What Women’s History Month Means NOW 

March is Women’s History Month. Like every milestone along the timeline of women’s rights, this recognition has not come easily.  The historian Gerda Lerner, one of the founders of the academic field of women’s history, said, “When I started working on women’s history the field did not exist. Men didn’t think that women had a history worth knowing.”  Some still don’t.  In Read more …

Online Abuse of Women Escalating

More than One in Four American Women Have Experienced Online Abuse WASHINGTON —  A new survey of 10,000 American women released today by the National Organization for Women (NOW) and Incogni, a data privacy company, shows that the problem of online abuse is escalating. More than one in four women (27%) have experienced online abuse, Read more …

NOW Foundation 60th Anniversary Chapter Action Grants Program

Chapter Action Grants Program — 2026 Grant Cycle In celebration of NOW’s 60th Anniversary, the NOW Foundation is supporting bold, creative, and community-rooted initiatives led by NOW chapters across the country. These grants are designed to help chapters respond to local needs in ways that are meaningful, innovative, and aligned with feminist values—through education, storytelling, Read more …