NOW and Economic Justice

NOW advocates for wide range of economic justice issues affecting women, from the glass ceiling to the sticky floor of poverty. These include welfare reform, livable wages, job discrimination, pay equity, housing, social security and pension reform, and much more.

Related issues: NOW and Social Security, NOW and Welfare, Mothers and Caregivers Economic Rights and NOW's Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign

General Information:

• Fact Sheet: Women Deserve Equal Pay (4/09)

Take Action:

• Oppose Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill (09/09)
• Sign a Petition: Pay Equity Now! (Download a PDF version for printing)

Latest News:

• NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women (01/10)
• Oppose Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill (09/09)
• Ted Kennedy -- Women's Rights Strongest Champion in Congress (09/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Single-Payer Health Care is an Economic Justice Issue (07/09)
• On Equal Pay Day NOW Calls Attention to Persistent Gender Wage Gap (04/09)
• Below the Belt column by NOW President Kim Gandy: Carrot or Stick? (04/09)
• Letter: "Redirect Excess Defense Spending to Human and Environmental Needs and Job Creation" PDF (04/09)
• Below the Belt column by NOW President Kim Gandy: Economic Recovery: What's NOW Got to Do With It? (03/09)
• Unfinished Business for Fair Pay (02/09)
• Senate Confirms Hilda Solis for U.S. Secretary of Labor (02/09)
• Call on Senate to Confirm Hilda Solis (02/09)
• Feminist Agenda Survey Results: Many Issues Linked in Struggle for Women's Equality (02/09)
• Tell Your Senators to Pass the Economic Recovery Package NOW! (02/09)
• Below the Belt: Out of Touch with Reality (01/09)
• Victory! Obama Signs Fair Pay Act (01/09)
• NOW Applauds the Final Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Act (01/09)
• Goodyear Tire Gets Away with Pay Discrimination, But Lilly Ledbetter Wins the Day (01/09)
• Inauguration Inspires Feminist Action (01/09)
• Urge Senate To Support Pay Equity (01/09)
• First Victory for Women and Working Families in the 111th Congress (01/09)
• Act Now! Imminent Vote on Fair Pay Legislation (01/09)

Archive of NOW's work on economic justice.