NOW and Violence Against Women

NOW is unique in its approach to the issue of violence against women, emphasizing that there are many interrelated aspects to the issue -- domestic violence; sexual assault; sexual harassment; violence at abortion clinics; hate crimes across lines of gender, sexuality and race; the gender bias in our judicial system that further victimizes survivors of violence; and the violence of poverty emphasized by the radical right's attacks on poor women and children -- all of which result from society's attitudes toward women and efforts to "keep women in their place."

Related issues: Sexual Harassment, Women in the Military

Take Action!

• Help Keep Shelters Open and Expand Services to Survivors of Domestic Abuse
• A National Disgrace: Stop Sexual Assault in the Military

General Information:

• Take Action Against Sexual Assault On Campus (PDF) (10/08)
• Violence Against Women in the United States: Statistics

Latest News

• Help Keep Shelters Open and Expand Services to Survivors of Domestic Abuse (07/10)
• NOW Applauds Signing of Law to Address Safety of Native Women (07/10)
• NOW President Calls for Fundamental Reform to Stop Clergy Sexual Abuse (05/10)
• NNT Article: NOW Calls for End to Shackling of Pregnant Incarcerated Women (05/10)
• NNT Article: Welfare Reauthorization Opens Door to Real Reform (05/10)
• NNT Article: Hate Crimes Expansion Covers Gender, Orientation, Disability (05/10)
• NOW Calls for Leadership from President Obama on Key Women's Rights Issues (03/10)
• NOW Foundation Urges Closer Examination of Violence Against Women (02/10)
• NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women (01/10)
• Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable Should Be Suspended While Allegations of Domestic Violence and Abuse is Investigated (11/09)
• NOW Applauds Passage of Landmark Hate Crimes Legislation (10/09)
• Don't Let Dick Cheney's Buddies Silence Rape Survivors (10/09)
• Violence Against Women Act Saves Lives, But More Funding is Needed (10/09)
• NOW President Terry O'Neill Calls Polanski Furor "Dangerous Talk" That Could Set Back Women's Rights (10/09)
• Say It, Sister Blog Post: Shame on Polanski Apologists, But Thanks for Demonstrating How Far We Still Have to Go (09/09)
• Bad Economy Leads to Crisis in Family Violence (09/09)
• Danger to Women and Children: States Cut DV Programs During Recession (09/09)
• Insider Scoop: NOW President Terry O'Neill on Chris Brown (09/09)
• NOW Calls on International Court and Mexican Government to Stop Violence Against Women (07/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Call to Criminalize Sexual Exploitation of Women by Clergy (07/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Violence Against Women Act 2010 (07/09)

Archive of NOW's work on violence against women.

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