Soon the U.S. Senate will be reviewing an international treaty that could dramatically advance women's rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The U.S. is one of the very few countries that have not…

NOW President Terry O'Neill said, "I am proud to stand here today with the heroic Dr. LeRoy Carhart and his brave staff at the Abortion & Contraception Clinic of Nebraska, as well as the other fine feminist leaders who join me in saying: This clinic will stay open!"

The National Organization for Women is proud to celebrate Women's Equality Day this year by launching Say It, Sister! — a new blog designed to inform, inspire and instigate feminist activism.

The National Organization for Women is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, the revered Democrat from Massachusetts. A dedicated public servant, Ted Kennedy was a champion of civil rights, women's equality, voting rights, ec…

"Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in May, anti-abortion forces have set their sights on Dr. LeRoy Carhart. Operation Rescue plans to besiege Dr. Carhart's Nebraska clinic this weekend in an attempt to terrorize the clinic workers and their pa…

Special thanks to the Institute for Women's Policy Research! Barbara Ferris, Heidi Hartmann, Carolyn Jacobson, Karen Mulhauser, René Redwood, Susan Scanlan & Ellie Smeal cordially invite you to a reception honoring Terry O'Neill President,…

Amidst deadly bombings, rocket attacks and threats of violence against voters, Afghanistan's national elections took place on Aug. 20. While hazardous conditions likely suppressed at least part of the women's vote, the good news is that two women ran for…

If there is a hell on earth for women and girls, it surely must be found in Afghanistan. Desperate poverty persists and gender-based violence is increasing. The Afghan Women Empowerment Act, S. 229, would give Afghan women and girls a chance at a better…

Abortion providers are under attack. Join NOW President Terry O'Neill in Nebraska to help Kansas and Nebraska NOW face down Operation Rescue, send a message of support to Dr. Carhart, or sign our pledge for reproductive freedom. Or do all three!

Two mornings in a row the Today show focused on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's feisty response to a question about President Obama that reportedly was mis-translated into an inquiry about her husband's opinion on a policy matter. Anchor Meredith Vieira claimed that "some" were speculating that Clinton was either jetlagged or "jealous" of her husband, while correspondent Andrea Mitchell added that Clinton was "having a bad hair day."

The powdered orange beverage known as Tang isn't typically marketed as an inspiring product for women, but during a series of commercials, one woman was moved.

In the early 1970s NOW got word that the makers of Tang were looking for women scientists with "cute kids" to shoot a television commercial. As the past president of her New Jersey chapter, marine biologist Judith S. Weis learned about the casting call through NOW. Thinking she and her family fit the description, Weis tried out and was selected for the ad, which ran on TV for many months.

On July 27, the women of the Chicago Bandits softball team took the field to compete against the men of the Schaumberg Flyers baseball club. They played in front of a record-breaking crowd of nearly 9,000 screaming fans. While this game began as a gimmicky battle-of-the-sexes event to boost ticket sales and gain exposure, it ended with an uplifting and unexpected twist: the female Bandits won 4-2.

History was made today when the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The National Organization for Women proudly celebrates Sotomayor's landmark achievement as the first Hispanic justice to sit on the high court and just the third woman justice.

In a video segment called "Mouthpiece Theater" Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza suggest beers that various political figures should have drank, had they been invited to President Obama's "beer summit." For Hillary Clinton, Milbank suggests "Mad Bitch" beer. The video has since been removed, but will things ever change?

NOW is outraged to learn that the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment excluding abortion services from the "essential" health benefits package as defined by the government. Under this amendment, subsidies used to help pay insurance premiums for low-income people could not be used for abortion services. The New York Times reports that "insurers must use money from private sources to pay for any abortions."