[NOW News] Economic Recovery: What's NOW Got to Do With It?

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ECONOMIC RECOVERY: WHAT'S NOW GOT TO DO WITH IT? "When I told this happily-ever-after 'stimulus story' in my president's report at NOW's board meeting last weekend, several members said they wished more people knew what NOW really does in Washington. So in that spirit, I offer this glimpse into NOW's efforts 'behind-the-scenes' to ensure that women are positively impacted by the economic recovery package," writes NOW President Kim Gandy in her bi-weekly Below the Belt column. Read more UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR FAIR PAY The House passed both the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act, but the Senate considered and passed ONLY the Ledbetter bill. To build up steam for Paycheck Fairness, we need to DOUBLE the number of Senate sponsors. Take action! URGE SENATORS TO SUPPORT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE Ask your senators to support upcoming legislation to guarantee federal workers four weeks of paid parental leave for a new child, as a first step toward universal paid leave. Take action! SENATE CONFIRMS HILDA SOLIS FOR U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor As a champion of worker's rights and equality for women, Hilda Solis will return confidence to this cabinet agency that has for too long ignored our nation's labor force. Read more BOOK, "MANDATE FOR CHANGE: POLICIES AND LEADERSHIP FOR 2009 AND BEYOND" "Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond," is a collaboration of over 70 authors and activists that offers a specific policy proposals for the Obama administration on critical domestic and international issues. Read more DO YOU BELONG IN "FEMINISTS WHO CHANGED AMERICA"? NOW pioneer feminists active between 1963 and 1975 merit inclusion in an upcoming supplment to the reference book "Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975." The first edition included 2,200 feminists, and now you have a limited time to be included in the second edition! If you are interested in filling out a questionaire, please email VeteranFeminists@msn.com to request one.		REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE Registration is now available online for the 2009 National NOW Conference, June 19-21 in Indianapolis, Ind. This is an election conference! Submit workshop ideas, register for hotel rooms, and so much more by visiting our conference website. Register online today! OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO RESCIND HEALTH CARE REFUSAL RULE A dangerous HHS rule, adopted in the final hours of the Bush administration, allows health care workers to deny any medical service -- such as birth control or emergency contraception -- that they find objectionable. The Obama administration is moving to rescind this controversial "conscience" rule. Read more INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS MARCH 8 While we as a nation focus on the economic realities here in the U.S., we must not let global starvation, violence, trafficking, and the lack of health care, clean water, and basic necessities fall lower on our priority list. Read NOW's statement INSPIRING NEW FILM TELLS STORY OF FIRST LADY OF U.S. CONGRESS The first woman to serve in Congress, Jeannette Rankin, was elected in 1916 before women had the right to vote. The new movie "A Single Woman" tells the life story of this unsung political pioneer. Available now on DVD to NOW supporters at an amazing 33% off the regular price. Read more and order MORE RECOMMENDED READING: A Day to Celebrate the Power of Women Navanethem Pillay, USA Today Afghan Women Slowly Gaining Protection Kirk Simple, The New York Times Lawmakers Press for Mothers' Share of U.S. Budget Allison Stevens, Women's eNews Gender's Role: In a Complex Category by Itself Monica Hesse, The Washington Post Read more at "NOW Read This"
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