Time is Running Out - Senate Needs to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act
TAKE ACTION: NOW activists should call AND email their senators, urging them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (S.182/H.R.12), which the House adopted early in 2009.

NOW Applauds Signing of Law to Address Safety of Native Women
This landmark bill is a tribute to the years of hard work by Native women all across the country urging Congress to address violent crime and sexual assault on Indian lands.

NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to
Protect and Strengthen Social Security
NOW is glad to be a part of this large and diverse coalition to strengthen our country's most important and successful social insurance program -- Social Security. Speaking on behalf of NOW's 500,000 members and contributing supporters, my message is simple: Social Security is especially vital to women, who would be disproportionately harmed by cuts in benefits.

Watchdog Not Lapdog Needed to Reform Wall Street
Tell Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!

Defending Charlotte: A Grassroots Success Story

We did it! Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Charlotte NOW, National NOW, the Feminist Majority Foundation and other allies, the Family Reproductive Health clinic in Charlotte, N.C., was free of harassment and terror threats from extreme anti-abortion rights group Operation Save America for the first Saturday in eight years.

NOW Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Vote On Elena Kagan
"The Senate Judiciary Committee did the right thing today by giving its approval to Elena Kagan," said NOW President Terry O'Neill. "NOW calls for a swift confirmation of Elena Kagan by the full Senate. Retiring Justice John Paul Stevens leaves behind big shoes to fill, but after listening to Kagan's testimony during the Senate hearings, NOW is confident that she will prove herself a champion of equality and justice for all."

Congress Must Repeal DOMA -- Contact Your Representative
NOW is the time to pressure Congress for immediate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 3567), which would fully repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). A federal district court judge recently ruled DOMA unconstitutional, and the case may well get to the Supreme Court -- but we want Congress to act now.

Speak Out Against Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Groups like Operation Save America and Operation Rescue use intimidation tactics to scare away women from exercising their right to obtain abortion care. By signing this petition, you will send a message that these actions are an organized form of terrorism that must stop. Use the hashtag #savechoice on Twitter to let your voice be heard!

NOW Congratulates Terri Sewell on Definitive Victory in Alabama
Sewell is now the Democratic nominee for an open seat in the House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th Congressional District, and she will go on to challenge GOP candidate Don Chamberlain in the general election.

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• Utah Supreme Court Affirms Forced Marriage and Rape of 14-Year-Old Girl
• Get Back to Your Grassroots, Part 2: Get Aware!
• Lessons from Shirley Sherrod
• Health Care Reform and Women: Birth Control 0, Sex Discrimination 1

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NOW Conferences The 2010 National NOW Conference was a success! Stay tuned for our post-conference coverage.

Love Your Body: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? See what you can do, and take the quiz!

Say It, Sister! NOW's blog to inform, inspire and instigate feminist activism -- join the conversation online today.

Media Hall of Shame: Read about the media's latest outrages, and rate them yourself!

Time is Running Out - Senate Needs to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act
TAKE ACTION: NOW activists should call AND email their senators, urging them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (S.182/H.R.12), which the House adopted early in 2009.

Watchdog Not Lapdog Needed to Reform Wall Street
Tell Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!

Congress Must Repeal DOMA -- Contact Your Representative
NOW is the time to pressure Congress for immediate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 3567), which would fully repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). A federal district court judge recently ruled DOMA unconstitutional, and the case may well get to the Supreme Court -- but we want Congress to act now.

Speak Out Against Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Groups like Operation Save America and Operation Rescue use intimidation tactics to scare away women from exercising their right to obtain abortion care. By signing this petition, you will send a message that these actions are an organized form of terrorism that must stop.

Defend Abortion Rights with Charlotte NOW at the Family Reproductive Health Clinic July 24
Join Charlotte NOW and other NOW members in Charlotte to defend the clinic on July 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We are planning a peaceful demonstration in support of women's fundamental right to the full range of reproductive health services.

Help Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a horrendous, excruciating, and life-threatening practice forced upon women and girls around the world, including countries such as Canada and the United States. E-mail your members of Congress today and urge them to support this important legislation. Insist that they advocate for the passage of the Girls Protection Act (H.R. 5137).

Tell the Senate to RATIFY WOMEN
The U.S. the only industrialized country in the world not to have yet ratified CEDAW.

• Stop the Global Gag Rule -- Permanently!
• Tired of Waiting? Urge Senate to Vote on Paycheck Fairness Act

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