WASHINGTON, D.C. — The parents of over 545 migrant children still cannot be found. Lawyers have recently blown the whistle on the fact that two-thirds of the over 1,000 migrant parents separated from their children by the Trump Administration have sinc Read more …
On the Record
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Every Day, We Must Uplift Native Women’s Voices
Released on October 12, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, October 12, NOW is proud to continue to take part in the national movement to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and to reject the racist history of the Columbus Day observance. To continue to honor the legacy of a man who stole s Read more …
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NOW Demands Reauthorization of VAWA
Released on October 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every minute, an average of 24 individuals in the United States are the victims of physical abuse, stalking, or sexual assault at the hands of their intimate partners, with 35.6 percent of women in the U.S. experiencing some f Read more …
NOW Pushes For More Than Equality On Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Released on October 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, October 1, 2020, marks the date that Native women financially catch up to what their white male counterparts made in 2019. In the United States, it takes the average Native woman 22 months to make what the average white man m Read more …
NOW Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Released on September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. From now until October 15, we celebrate the cultures and heritage of Hispanic and Latinx Americans as well as the countless achievements these communities have made throughout his Read more …
Women’s Equality Day: NOW Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Voices at the Ballot Box
Released on August 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks a century since women finally had a true voice in our democracy with the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Yet, the 19th did not end the battle for full civic participation, as states and individu Read more …
August 13 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
NOW Demands that the Road to Racial Justice MUST include Economic Justice for Black Women
Released on August 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2020, NOW reaffirms our commitment to economic justice and racial equity, two of our core issues. Pay equity has been a central demand of feminists for years, but we must also recognize that stru Read more …
NOW Honors 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Released on July 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, NOW is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a critical civil rights law guaranteeing non-discrimination protections to people with disabilities in all areas of public life. Signed Read more …
Trump’s Effort to Deny Asylum to Victims of Violence is Inhumane
Released on July 17, 2020
WASHINGTON – One of the cruelest initiatives yet proposed by the Trump Administration threatens to send victims of violence applying for asylum in the U.S. back home to face even more violence or perhaps death. The National Organization for Women (NOW) Read more …
NOW Demands that the ERA is Enshrined in the Constitution
Released on July 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW and over 50 women’s rights and civil rights organizations filed a joint amicus curiae brief (with the assistance of Winston & Strawn LLP) urging the enshrinement of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Constitution. The b Read more …