NOW offers condolences to the family of Richard Schroeder, who died Thursday night. The death is being investigated as very suspicious, according to local police. A retired U.S. marshal, Schroeder had provided protection to Dr. George Tiller, a heroic…

NOW's allies at SisterSong are holding their National Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-9, and you're invited! This year's theme is The Color of Power: Voices for Change. Join SisterSong for updates on the latest developments in the Reproduc…

In a campaign promise fulfilled, President Obama signed the first significant pro-lesbian, pro-woman, pro-disability rights legislation today. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act expands the 1969 federal hate crimes law to…

Law & Order presented a physician who performs abortions as a murderer and advanced anti-reproductive rights propaganda in an episode titled "Dignity" that aired on 10/23/09.

The federal Violence Against Women Act is set to be reauthorized next year and advocates are busy working on proposals for new measures increasing program effectiveness. With the national census of domestic violence services showing that there is a huge…

Abstinence-only education is dangerous and ineffective, and has no place in our health care reform legislation. But Senator Orrin Hatch's (R-Utah) abstinence-only-until-marriage amendment has been tucked in with the health care reform legislation -- and…

For years now, advertisers and fashion magazines have airbrushed photos to turn models into the latest beauty ideal. Women and girls are constantly bombarded with these artificial images -- fantasies they can't possibly live up to in real life. That's…

On his radio show, Glenn Beck had this to say about former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: "Good heavens! I'm sorry I just looked up at Madeleine Albright and she's . . . [screaming and laughter] No, normally it burns our eyes out . . . and look at the neck skin on her . . . does she kind of look like a turkey? . . . look at her eyes and her nose. She looks like a turkey."

National Organization for Women activists, board members, staff and interns banded together to join the National Equality March, which NOW endorsed. Thank you to all those who came out to support us, who hosted local events, and who were with us all in s…

Every woman -- and every man -- deserves to work in a place where all employees are respected for their talents and skills. The National Organization for Women calls on CBS to recognize that Letterman's behavior creates a toxic environment and to take ac…

"Celebrity Culture Gone Haywire" Blurs Case, O'Neill Says National Organization for Women (NOW) president Terry O'Neill said today that attempts to trivialize or dismiss criminal charges against film director Roman Polanski would undermine the message…

NOW interns are on the front lines of the women's rights movement. Being a NOW intern is a commitment to apply skills learned during the internship to become an activist leader. The deadline for internships for the spring 2010 semester is November 1, so…

Health care reform has been the hot topic for months now. Admidst all the political bickering, protests and town hall meetings, one thing is certain: The U.S. health care system is failing the people of this country. Millions of people are uninsured or u…

Consideration of Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) proposed legislation to reform our broken health care system continues this week. Please send a message to your senators today urging them to oppose all restrictive amendments tha…

The Huffington Post exposes its tabloid side in this cheesy and insulting poll. Readers are invited to look at photos of women celebrities in which their breasts are prominently featured and then rate them on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "gross" and 10 is "gorgeous"