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Vote NOW in Our Media Hall of Shame!
Re-live the most sexist media moments from the 2008 presidential election, and rate them yourself on our Misogyny Meter.

No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Super-Women Unite!
Coming up with a theme for NOW's annual national conference is always a fun and challenging endeavor. We wanted a theme that conveyed the breakthroughs that women are making, our power, our progress, and the strength that women exhibit every day in the face of adversity. We wanted something not-too-stuffy that would catch people's attention.

Join NOW in Congratulating Del and Phyllis!
Longtime NOW members Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been leading feminists and lesbian activists since they founded the first lesbian organization in the 1950s. On Monday they were the very first legal marriage of a same-sex couple in California. Send them a card!

NOW Shares Leadership Role at Meeting of the National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights
Twenty organizations from across the country gathered to reaffirm the coalition's commitment to protecting the rights of and promoting fair and equitable treatment for immigrant women and their families, and to lay the groundwork for efforts regarding upcoming federal immigration legislation and other matters relating to immigrant women and children.

NOW Foundation Announces Love Your Body Poster Contest Winners
2008 Love Your Body winning poster View the 2008 winning poster entries, send an e-card with the designs, and learn more about entering your own submission.

Job Openings at NOW
Job openings at the National Action Center in Washington, D.C. include an Membership Specialist.

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feminist perspectives

No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Super-Women Unite!
Coming up with a theme for NOW's annual national conference is always a fun and challenging endeavor. We wanted a theme that conveyed the breakthroughs that women are making, our power, our progress, and the strength that women exhibit every day in the face of adversity. We wanted something not-too-stuffy that would catch people's attention.

History, Legacy, and the Shame of Media
Kim Gandy writes in her Below the Belt column, "Hillary Clinton's campaign inspired millions of women across the country, and the increased female voter turnout has helped many women running for office - but will those women candidates now face a media gauntlet that is more about their gender than their qualifications?"



  

campaigns and events

Media Hall of Shame Media Hall of Shame: Re-live the most sexist media moments from the 2008 presidential election, and rate them yourself!

National NOW Conference National NOW Conference: Join us to talk about feminism and activism, set NOW's national policy and have fun! Read about our speakers!

Intrepid Awards Gala Intrepid Awards Gala:
Honoring Katie Couric, Dorothy Height, Janet Reno, Linda Chavez-Thompson and Marna Tucker

Love Your BodyLove Your Body: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? Take our quiz!

NOW PACs: Elect Women NOW Elect Women NOW: The NOW PAC is supporting feminist candidates. Learn more!

Reproductive Freedom NOWReproductive Freedom NOW Reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice.



  

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Vote NOW in Our Media Hall of Shame!
Re-live the most sexist media moments from the 2008 presidential primary season, and rate them yourself on our Misogyny Meter.

Promote Diversity in Media Ownership
A handful of big media conglomerates want to own even more TV stations, newspapers and radio stations than they already do. If we let this happen, it will spell disaster for the representation of women and people of color in the media.

Support International Women's Health Services
Millions of girls and women around the world are suffering and many are dying due to deplorable reproductive-related health services and they need our help. Write your senator today!

Help Reduce Harmful Child Marriages Worldwide
According to the Population Council, about one in seven girls in the developing world marries before her 15th birthday. This practice, affecting girls as young as 7, puts them at risk to suffer damaging health, economic, and educational consequences.

Restore Affordable Birth Control to Low-Income and College Women
Access to affordable birth control is part of every woman's right to reproductive health care. Recent and dramatic increases in prices for students and low-income women will lead to discontinuation of use, higher rates of unplanned pregnancies and an increase in abortions.

Stop the Home Foreclosure Crisis
By 2009, conservative estimates suggest that three million homeowners will have lost their residences and a disproportionate number of women will be impacted.

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