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NOW's recent work on economic justice.

2008

Concerned About How the Recession is Affecting Women? Make Your Voice Heard! (12/08)
Executive Action Proposals for Women (12/08)
Read NOW's Feminist Action Agenda and take our short survey (12/08)
Where's the "Bailout" for the Millions of Women and Children Falling Deeper Into Poverty? (12/08)
NNT: What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (09/08)
Bush Administration Doesn't Care About Ensuring Women's Equal Pay (09/08)
House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act: All Eyes on Senate to Pass Legislation to End Unequal Pay (08/08)
Victory! House Passes Historic Pay Equity Bill (08/08)
Fair Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter Wows the NOW Crowd (07/08)
NO EXCUSES - Women Deserve Fair Pay (07/08)
Stop Economic Crisis for Women Workers (07/08)
Summit Brings Activists and Experts Together for Economic Justice for Women (05/08)
Ledbetter Demands Equal Pay, Congress Attempts to Undo Supreme Court Setback (05/08)
Republicans Block Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (04/08)
Summit Brings Activists and Experts Together for Economic Justice (04/08)
Ask Your Senators: Stop the Home Foreclosure Crisis (03/08)
Tell the SBA: Support Women-Owned Businesses (02/08)

2007

Results: Votes for Non-Sexist Car Insurance Win 2nd Place (12/07)
Testimony at Hearing on Immigration Legislation - NOW Foundation Calls for Justice for Immigrant Women (11/07)
NOW Foundation Testimony at Congressional Briefing on Social Security and Women (11/07)
NOW Cheers Clinton Commitment to Tackle "Maternal Profiling" (10/07)
Below the Belt: The Most Terrible Poverty (10/07)
NOW Calls on Congress to Remember our Children and Override Presidential Veto (10/07)
Stop the Sale of Women: Combat Trafficking in the U.S. (09/07)
Background Information on the Fair Pay Restoration Act (09/07)
NOW Supports the Fair Pay Restoration Act (08/07)
House Passes "Ledbetter" Fair Pay Act But Too Soon to Declare Victory (07/07)
Stop Wage Discrimination and Restore Fairness (07/07)
Adding Insult to Injury: Let Goodyear Know What You Think (07/07)
Millions of Families Finally Get a Pay Raise (07/07)
EEOC Clarifies Prohibition on Maternal Profiling (05/07)
Supreme Court Moves Backward on Equal Pay (05/07)
NOW and the Wage Project: Working Toward Pay Equity(05/07)
Women Lose Millions Due to Wage Gap, NOW Calls for Passage of Pay Equity Legislation (04/07)
Take Action: Encourage Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act (04/07)
Bottom Line: Low Minimum Wage Means Millions of Working Poor (01/07)
Passage of the Minimum Wage Bill – NOW says "It's about time!" (01/07)
Urgent: Tell Us Why You Need A Higher Minimum Wage (01/07)
Take Action on the Minimum Wage (01/07)
- »Read the letter NOW sent to Congress (PDF)
- »Read the letter NOW sent to Senators (PDF)
Start a WAGE Club! (01/07)
Voters Support Reproductive Rights and Minimum Wage (01/07)

2006

Running Faster to Stay in Place: The Wage Gap is Growing in Some States (12/06)
Senate Votes Down Appalling Tax Proposal – Momentarily (06/06)
Proposed EEOC Cuts Will Make a Bad Situation Worse (06/06)
Take Action: It's Time to Raise the Minimum Wage (5/06)
On Equal Pay Day, NOW Wants Women to "Get Even" (4/06)
Wear Red on Tuesday, April 25, For Equal Pay Day (4/06)
Stalled Bills in Congress are Victories for Women's Rights Advocates (4/06)
Contact Your Representative - Stop Cuts That Hurt Women and Families (4/06)
Take Action: Budget Battle Continues With Bush's 2007 Proposed Budget - Contact Congress (2/06)
Take Action: Thank or Reprimand Your Representative For Their Vote on the Budget Cuts Bill (2/06)
Reprehensible Budget Slashes Human Needs Programs to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich (2/06)

2005

Take Action: Senate Passes Budget Cuts (12/05)
Take Action: Demand Better of FEMA for Katrina Survivors (12/05)
NOW Joins Protest of Inadequate Response to Hurricane Katrina (12/05)
Effort to Reinstate Data Collection on Women Workers Stalled (12/05)
House Passes Budget Cuts - Contact Your Representative (11/05)
House Budget Vote Postponed (11/05)
House to Vote Thursday on Devastating Budget Cuts (11/05)
Congress to Vote on Budget Cuts (10/05)
Take Action: Oppose Budget Cuts (10/05)
A Victory for Women! Senate amendment would reinstate data collection for women at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (10/05)
Take Action: Oppose Harmful Budget Cuts - National Call-In Days Extended (10/05)
Fight Looms on Budget Cuts, Tax Breaks - Many Programs Slashed(10/05)
Take Action: Oppose Harmful Budget Cuts and Tax Breaks for Wealthy (10/05)
NOW Opposes "Disappearing" of Women Workers in Data Collection (10/05)
The Patriarchy isn't Falling op-ed by Kim Gandy in USA Today, (09/05)
NOW Board Calls for Disaster Planning Without Discrimination (09/05)
Bush Wins the CAFTA Battle, Women and Poor Workers Pay the Price (08/05)
News Release: Bankruptcy Bill Awards Huge Payoff to Credit Card Companies (04/05)
News Release: NOW Condemns Congressional Efforts to Pass Discriminatory Bankruptcy Bill (04/05)
Action Alert: Stop the Disastrous Bankruptcy Bill (04/05)
Action Alert: Senate Slated to Vote on Minimum Wage (3/05)
Letter Opposing S. 256, the Misleadingly-Named Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (3/05)
Action Alert: Urge Labor Department to Keep Collecting Data on Women Workers (1/05)
Editorial by Kim Gandy in the San Francisco Chronicle: Social Security: A 'Reform' Only Wall Street Could Love (1/05)
Viewpoint: Don't Worry About Your Golden Years, Wall Street's Got Just the Plan for You (1/05)
NOW Takes Leading Role in Saving Social Security; The Faces of Social Security (1/05)

2004

Privatizing Social Security Will Hurt Women (12/04)
NOW Joins Aggressive Campaign to Stop Destruction of Social Security (12/04)
Only 100 More Years to Reach Equality (12/04)
Bush's Economic Failure Weakens Middle Class, Deepens Poverty and Harms Women and Families (8/04)
NOW Blasts Bush Administration for Leaving Millions of Working Families Behind; New Overtime Laws Devastating to Middle- and Lower-Income Americans (8/04)
NOW Joins Coalition Planning Major Anti-Poverty Rally (8/04)
Faltering Job Market, Economy Weigh Heavily on Voters' Minds (5/04)
Poverty Reduction Must Include Reproductive Health Options (5/04)
Guest Commentary: Stiffing Workers on Overtime Pay (1/04)

2003

2002

Bankruptcy Bill Puts Women's Economic Status and Reproductive Rights at Risk (5/02)
March Brings Attention to Poverty in the U.S. Amid Olympic Spectacle (Summer 2002)
Pay Equity Still a Dream Worth Pursuing: New Report Shows Glass Ceiling Intact (Summer 2002)
The Faces of Social Security (Spring 2002)
Current Economic Downturn Hurts Women (Spring 2002)
Bush Proposal Would Pay Workfare Recipients Less than Minimum Wage (3/02)
USA Today Op-Ed by NOW President Kim Gandy: Marriage Is No Panacea (2/02)
Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy: Women Need Real Economic Security (2/02)
Activist Victory: Women’s Bureau Regional Offices Won't Close (1/02)

2001

Capitol Hill Custodial Workers Settle Wage Discrimination Lawsuit (12/01)
The Faces of Social Security (12/01)

2000

The Voices of Marching Activists Call for Real Answers to Poverty (Winter 2000)
Support Strong Pay Equity Bill (2/00)
Film "Outriders" Personalizes Struggle to End Poverty (Spring 2000)

1999

Viewpoint: Women Most Vulnerable in Social Security Debate (Winter 1999)

1998

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1996

Hungry for Justice Campaign against the Welfare Repeal Bill (1996)

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