We owe it to our military personnel — here at home and abroad — to provide an environment free from the threat of sexual assault. They need to know that we have their backs. It’s the least we can do for those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for us.
On behalf of the National Organization for Women, its members, supporters, and chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, I am writing to urge you to take decisive action regarding the homicide of Renisha McBride.
“If one could characterize in a single phrase the contribution of Black women to America, I think it would be ‘survival with dignity against incredible odds.” NOW co-founder the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray NOW Stands in Solidarity to Combat Racism and Discrimination Ending racism is one of NOW’s six core issues. We are committed to identifying Read more …
When more than half of a country’s population is not equally represented in its constitution, then that country is not living up to its full potential as a democracy. Although much progress has been made, women, BIPOC communities, and the LGBTQIA+ community still face major roadblocks to full constitutional protection in the United States. Read more …
There are few subjects more personal and urgent than the issue of violence against women and that is why it is one of NOW’s six core issues. Our unique approach emphasizes the complexity of the issue and its interrelated factors, including domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, violence against abortion clinics and hate crimes Read more …
Without the votes of women, the only people ever to be elected President of the United States would be white, middle aged men.
Here’s how that all adds up: women work hard, meet their responsibilities, follow the rules — and still, too often, can’t save for things like a down payment on a house in a good school district, or their kids’ college education, let alone their own retirement.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) has long fought for the rights of women throughout the United States, seeking justice for those that have been victimized or discriminated against. We believe that both of these situations have occurred in the Marissa Alexander case.
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”– Shirley Chisholm, Unbought And Unbossed On Read more …
But in the real-life disaster that in the Republican Tea Party’s government shutdown, “women and children first” is the order in which victims of the shutdown are selected.