The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and the retail giant agreed to settle. Wal-Mart will now pay $11.7 million in back wages and compensatory damages to women who were wrongfully denied employment.
Calvin Klein touts its advertising campaigns as “ground-breaking” — but they’re really the same old shtick again and again. Fashion designers love to show women splayed out on the ground, possibly unconscious, possibly being violated, maybe even dead.
A helpful breakdown of the health care bill and what it means for seniors, women and families. Quote from Terry O’Neill explains the women’s angle: “The health care bill heading to President Barack Obama’s desk has many women concerned about what the le…
NPR.com’s Liz Halloran quotes NOW President Terry O’Neill about whether gender played a part in Nancy Pelosi’s leadership in helping to pass the health care reform: “So was the tenacity with which Pelosi, a 69-year-old mother of five, pursued the 216 Dem…
Along with the delight of being in a new city, I have struggled as a feminist with whether or not I needed to have some form of hand-held self-defense. I did a quick survey, and National NOW staff members and interns have carried the following items for self protection: pepper spray, tai chi skills, a whistle key ring, a big heavy bag, mace, keys, even an old showerhead.
This morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Lee Daniel’s film “Precious” was nominated for best picture, best director, best actress, and best supporting actress.
For two weeks in January the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 was argued before a federal court. Below is a compilation of key quotes from witnesses called to testify on behalf of the plaintiffs. Judge Vaughn Walker announced that the trial’s closing arguments will occur sometime in March, so be sure to check back to find out if the amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage in the state of California is declared unconstitutional.
For more than a decade, I’ve been writing about issues like Social Security, pay equity and caregiving, and as I look closer at my mother’s history, the importance of NOW’s work on these issues becomes clearer than ever.
While we contemplate our current economy and working conditions in the United States, we realize that a lot of disparities affect women in a uniquely negative way.
A few months have passed since Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) roared “no federal funding for abortion!” while whispering under his breath, “and no women paying for it themselves, either.”