The SAVE Act Is the STOP Act—It Stops Women from Voting

Released on February 12, 2026

Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva  The SAVE Act, just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, strips away more rights for women by stopping millions of people from voting. These new restrictions would undermine free and fair elections and grab more power for Donald Trump and a Republican party that repeatedly blocks legislation that benefits women.   The SAVE Act disenfranchises millions — as many as 69 million women — by requiring Americans to produce a passport or birth certificate that matches their current legal Read more …

NOW observes 100th anniversary of Black History Month

Released on February 6, 2026

2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month—but you wouldn’t know it from listening to Donald Trump. He opened his second term by attacking Black history education as “indoctrination.” His administration has dismantled Black history exhibits at national parks and Smithsonian museums. His supporters have even launched a social studies curriculum in Texas that Read more …

What Roe’s Anniversary Means Today

Released on January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026, marks 53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, recognizing the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States. But that right was stripped away in 2022, when the votes of three Trump-appointed justices overturned Roe. Since then, 23 states have implemented full or Read more …

Championing Equality, Justice and Grassroots Activism

Released on January 13, 2026

National Organization for Women (NOW) Turns 60  Year of Action Planned with Grassroots Members  WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 13, 2026 – This year marks six decades of the National Organization for Women (NOW) championing gender justice and mobilizing communities for social change. Founded in 1966 as a new civil rights organization, 28 visionary women drafted NOW’s groundbreaking statement Read more …

Corporations Must Stop Backing the Misogynistic Heritage Foundation

Released on December 10, 2025

Walmart, Coors, ExxonMobil, and Others are Greenlighting Hate Speech Statement by National NOW President Kim Villanueva  WASHINGTON–The Heritage Foundation has doubled down on misogyny with the appointment of Scott Yenor to a senior leadership position. Yenor has called professional women ‘medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome.’  He has argued, ‘If we want a great nation, we should Read more …