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

General Information:

• Together We Can Stop the Violence
• The Violence Against Women Act: Celebrating 10 Years of Prevention (Fall 2004)
• Violence Against Women in the United States: Statistics

Latest News

• Urge Your Senators to Co-sponsor International VAWA (02/08)
• Below the Belt: A Maddening Reminder (01/08)
• University Women Win Safety Reforms in Title IX Settlement (12/07)
• NOW Lobbies House on Hate Crimes Legislation (11/07)
• Put Volunteer Attorneys to Work for Domestic Violence Survivors (11/07)
• Students Against Violence Take a Stand, Refuse to Be Silenced (10/07)
• NOW Supports Legislation that Denounces 'Honor' Killings and Violence Against Women (10/07)
• Sect Leader Jeffs Convicted of Rape by Accomplice (09/07)
• Expansion of Hate Crimes Law Necessary for Women's Safety (09/07)
Take Action: Senate to Debate Hate Crimes Prevention Act (09/07)
• Stop the Sale of Women: Combat Trafficking in the U.S. (09/07)
• Protect Immigrant Women's Access to Law Enforcement When They Face Domestic and Sexual Violence (06/07)
• School Shooters Target Girls, Point to Larger Problem of Violence Against Women (10/06)
• NOW Continues Campaign to End Violence Against Women in Juarez, Mexico | En Español(10/06)
• Media Put Accuser on Trial in Duke Rape Case (06/16)
• Your Calls Helped Ensure VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06)
• Call Senators Today to Restore VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06)

Archive of NOW's work on violence against women.

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