The Issue The U.S. Senate is due to vote on the House-passed tax and spending bill Donald Trump calls “beautiful,” but in truth it’s ugly and dangerous. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the legislation will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion, add $2.4 trillion to the federal deficit and lead to at least 13.7 million Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in U.S. v Skrmetti sent a clear message to transgender youth who are struggling to get the life-saving healthcare they need: safe and effective gender-affirming care can help you, but we won’t let it. The Court upheld Tennessee’s law banning best practice medical care Read more …
June 13 marks LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, a day to recognize the wage gap that continues to affect LGBTQIA+ communities. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “On average, in 2021, LGBTQIA+ workers earned 90 cents per dollar compared to all full-time workers in the United States. Women in this community earned 87 cents per dollar compared to the Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–Women in the military are warfighters, patriots, leaders and dedicated members of the community who, if they meet the standard, deserve the opportunity to serve their country, with no exceptions. The Army’s 250th birthday celebration is an appropriate time to reflect on the honor and value of Read more …
House Budget Bill Hurts Women, Children, Seniors, Low-income Americans, and Everyone but the Billionaires and Special Interests who Profit from It Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–The big, ugly bill Donald Trump and U.S. House leaders passed in the dead of night must be dead on arrival in the Senate. It will Read more …
The Latest Policy Proposals Hold Women Back Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON—The Trump administration continues to want control over women, their bodies and their actions. The proposals coming out of the White House to ‘persuade Americans to get married and have more children” are paternalist to the core. They include Read more …
In a post-Roe landscape, new legal restrictions have created practical obstacles for those seeking reproductive healthcare. Individuals in states with restrictive abortion laws face not only legal barriers, but also financial challenges, long-distance travel, time off work, and the need for childcare—barriers that disproportionately affect low-income individuals and marginalized communities. Abortion Funds like the Texas Read more …
THE ISSUE: The Trump administration’s proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, aimed at funding tax cuts for the wealthy, are a serious threat to the health and well-being of 72 million Americans who rely on the program, including a significant number of women. With 55% of Medicaid recipients being women, compared to 45% men, these Read more …
No Hug Today is Available for Pre-Order Washington – – No Hug Today is the first book authored by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes. In No Hug Today, Nunes uses her experience as the leader of the largest feminist grassroots organization in the country and her background as a licensed clinical social worker to Read more …
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON — We need the government to provide what every student in this country deserves—not unfair treatment but an equal chance to access quality education. No child left behind? Those words ring hollow today. Too many girls don’t complete school, and too many women don’t achieve their Read more …