2002 Archives

December 30: U.N. Population Conference Rejects Bush Administration's Anti-Abortion Stance

December 23: Action Alert: Tell George W. You Want Paid Family Leave

December 22: Welfare "Reform" Update, Sample Letter to Your Governor and State-by-State Poverty Breakdown

December 22: News Release: U.S. Rep. Ballenger's Remarks Offend Women

December 20: News Release: NOW President Says Potential Lott Replacement No Improvement

December 11: News Release: NOW President Says Trent Lott is Unfit to Lead Senate

December 11: Feminists Celebrate Landrieu's Win in Louisiana Senate Runoff

December 10: News Release: NOW Joins Peace Vigil at White House: Calls for Bush Administration to End Cycle of Violence

December 9: Women's Rights Advocates Decry Bush's Family Leave Decision

December 6: Supreme Court Agrees to Review University Affirmative Action Programs

December 4: News Release: Supreme Court Hears NOW v. Scheidler

December 2: Petition: Take 30 Seconds to Sign a Petition to Save Roe v. Wade!

December 2: Two State Court Rulings Increase Legal, Financial Threats to Abortion Providers

November 26: News Release: NOW Prepares for Argument in NOW v. Scheidler, Abortion Rights Supporters to Rally Outside Court

November 25: Action Alert: November 29 Is the Deadline for Title IX Messages

November 20: National NOW Times Fall/Winter 2002 Edition

November 18: Action Alert: Oppose the Judicial Nominee Dennis Shedd

November 18: News Release: Always in Court...Always Wal-Mart: Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

November 14: News Release: Feminists Congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Making History in U.S. Congress; Praise Democrats For Choosing Liberal Leader

November 12: Augusta National Golf Club Announces Plans to Continue Discrimination Against Women

November 11: Fact Sheets: Before and After Roe, The Bush Administration's Reproductive Rights Record, Reproductive Rights Historical Highlights, The Vulnerability of Our Reproductive Freedoms

November 8: Support NOW: Help NOW Fight the Right-Wing Takeover

November 8: Action Alert: Tell the Judiciary Committee NO on Judicial Nominees

November 6: Election Results: 2002 NOW/PAC Endorsed Candidates

November 6: News Release: NOW Fired Up By Election Losses, Steps Up Mobilization Efforts

October 28: News Release: NOW Foundation Releases Third Annual Feminist Primetime Report; Criticizes Broadcast Television's Distorted Image of Women

October 28: Watch Out, Listen Up: 2002 Feminist Primetime Report

October 27: Help NOW Save the Senate

October 26: Action Alert: Demand that CBS and "60 Minutes" Provide Responsible Reporting and Commentary

October 26: Tributes to Paul Wellstone

October 25: In Memoriam: Paul and Sheila Wellstone

October 18: Don't Weaken Title IX!

October 16: News Release: NOW to Bush Administration: Don't Mix Religion and Medicine at the FDA

October 15: News Release: Women's Health Advocates Oppose Reckless Nomination at the FDA

October 14: Action Alert: Oppose the Nomination of Dr. W. David Hager to FDA Committee

October 11: Congress Gives Bush Free Hand on Iraq; Feminists and Other Activists Say No to War

October 10: News Release: Feminists and Other Activists Say No to War on Iraq

October 10: Feminists Join "34 Million Friends" Campaign, Send $1 Bills to U.N. Population Fund

October 10: Action Alert: Oppose Promotion of Major General Robert T. Clark to Lieutenant General

October 9: Action Alert: Support Equal Opportunity in Education - Sign Up for Title IX Athletics Town Hall Meetings

October 4: News Release: All Eyes on NOW v. Scheidler: First Monday Marks Key Supreme Court Term for Abortion Rights

October 4: Rep. Nadler (D-N.Y.) Urges Funds to Eliminate Backlog of Unanalyzed Rape Evidence

October 3: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Continue Efforts to Improve Welfare

October 1: Tributes to Patsy Mink

October 1: News Release: NOW/PAC Names Chris Van Hollen Best Candidate for Congress in Maryland's 8th District

October 1: News Release: NOW/PAC to Announce Its Endorsement of Chris Van Hollen for Congress

October 1: Action Alert: Support Funding Programs and Services for Military Families Facing Violence

September 30: California Gov. Gray Davis Signs Bill Allowing Paid Family Leave

September 29: In Memoriam: Patsy Mink

September 28: News Release: NOW Protests Wal-Mart Workplace Abuses: Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

September 27: Action Alert: Tell Congress No to War on Iraq

September 25: NOW Announces National Day of Action Against Wal-Mart

September 25: Washington, D.C. Activists to Tell CEOs: "No More Business As Usual!"

September 24: Miami-Dade Florida Defeats Anti-Gay Ballot

September 20: Action Alert: Oppose the "Anti-Women's Health Care Access Act"

September 20: Fact Sheet: So-Called Abortion Non-Discrimination Act is Really an "Anti-Women's Health Care Access Act"

September 20: 2002 National NOW Conference Resolutions

September 19: 2002 Voter Guide: Updated NOW/PAC Endorsements

September 18: NOW Foundation: Enter the 2003 Love Your Body Day Poster Contest!

September 17: NOW Foundation: 2002 Love Your Body Day Poster Contest Results

September 13: Legislative Update

September 13: News Release: Attorney General John Ashcroft a Foe of Women's Rights: Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

September 13: Action Alert: Oppose Judicial Nominee Dennis Shedd

September 13: Action Alert: Protest the Appointment of Nancy M. Pfotenhauer to the Violence Against Women Advisory Committee

September 12: NOW Foundation: Love Your Body Day Fact Sheets: Advertising and Health, Children and Advertising, Date Rape, Size Discrimination

September 12: News Release: NOW President Kim Gandy to Speak at "March to Justice" Rally, Feminists Link Arms With Civil Rights Allies

September 12: Nigerian Couple Sentenced to Death by Stoning for Adultery; Washington D.C. Feminists Encourage Activists to Send Stones to the Nigerian Embassy in Protest

September 10: NOW Foundation: Fact Sheets: Women's Health Project

September 5: News Release: NOW Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Rejection of Priscilla Owen Nomination

September 5: Feminists Celebrate Judge's Ruling to Grant Class-Action Status to Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit

August 30: News Release: NOW Endorses "March to Justice" Campaign

August 28: Action Alert: A Message from NOW President Kim Gandy

August 26: News Release: NOW Supports Proven Leadership for Women's Equality in New Hampshire

August 26: Comments: Comments of the National Organization for Women on the Department of Education's Notice of Intent to Regulate on Single-Sex Education

August 26: Pennsylvania Ends Ban on Second-Parent Adoptions

August 23: Action Alert: Protest Sentence of Nigerian Woman to Death by Stoning

August 23: Celebrate Women's Equality Day With a Message to George W. Bush

August 23: News Release: NOW President Kim Gandy Marks Women's Equality Day in New Hampshire: Challenges Records of Smith and Sununu on Women's Issues

August 22: Fact Sheet: Women's Rights Under Sharia in Northern Nigeria

August 20: Feminists Call for Action After Killings of Two Transgender Women

August 20: News Release: NOW Denounces Sentence of Nigerian Woman to Stoning

August 19: The New York Times Changes Policy on Same-Sex Nuptial Announcements

August 15: Judge Awards Visitation to Accused Child Pornographer

August 14: Judge Orders U.S. Navy to Pay for Abortion of Fetus with Fatal Condition

August 13: Legislative Update

August 7: Feminists Celebrate As Senate Committee Approves Peacekeeping Expansion and Aid for Afghan Women

July 31: NOW Launches "The Truth About George" Campaign

July 31: News Release: NOW Blasts Senate Confirmation of Judge D. Brooks Smith

July 31: News Release: NOW to Hold "The Truth About George" Rally

July 30: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sends CEDAW for Ratification Vote

July 30: Action Alert: Support Contraceptive Prescription Equity

July 24: Court Overturns Conviction of Florida Abortion Doctor

July 24: Take Action on National Call-In Day, Thursday, July 25

July 23: Action Alert: Oppose the Nomination of Priscilla Owen

July 22: Feminist Groups Speak Out to FCC About the Need for Anti-Discrimination Measures in the Broadcast Industry

July 19: News Release: NOW Opposes Nomination of Priscilla Owen To Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

July 15: NOW/PAC Endorsements for the 2002 Elections

July 11: Action Alert: Strengthen the Family Violence Provisions in the Senate Welfare Bill

July 11: Fact Sheet on Family Violence and Model Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on TANF Reauthorization

July 11: NOW in the News: A Protest from NOW: Letter to the Chicago Sun-Times Editor

July 10: Legislative Update

July 10: Arkansas Sodomy Law Ruled Unconstitutional

July 8: Outrage of the Week: Pakistani Tribe Orders Gang-Rape

July 5: Domestic Violence Civil Suit Settles for $1 Million

July 2: News Release: Bush Still Clueless on Welfare Reform: NOW Condemns Backward Family Values

July 2: Action Alert: Oppose the Confirmation of D. Brooks Smith

June 30: NOW Conference: Fabulous Feminists Fire Up Activists at 2002 NOW Conference

June 27: Senate Votes to Lift Abortion Ban on Military Bases

June 26: Merchant of Shame: Wal-Mart: The Facts and Always In Court; Always Wal-Mart: Legal Developments

June 22: News Release: NOW Blasts Wal-Mart Workplace Abuses, Names the Company a Merchant of Shame

June 21: News Release: NOW to Announce Fifth "Merchant of Shame"

June 18: NOW Member Benefits Program

June 17: News Release: Poor Women Need Real Welfare Reform, Not Political Rhetoric

June 14: 2002 National NOW Conference: Speakers, Woman of Vision Awards, Woman of Courage Awards, President's Message, Session Glossary, Entertainment, Exhibitors

June 13: 2002 National NOW Conference: Workshops

June 13: News Release: NOW to Protest Ultraconservative Bill That Will Keep Poor Women Poor

June 13: 2002 National NOW Conference: Agenda

June 11: News Release: Save the Date: 2002 National NOW Conference

June 11: News Release: Senate Denies Victims of Hate Crimes Their Day in Court

June 6: Stephanie Herseth Wins South Dakota Primary

June 6: Legislative Update: Special Report II: Welfare Reauthorization

June 4: News Release: Education Key to Real Welfare Reform

June 3: In Their Own Words: Welfare Recipients Talk About Real Reform

June 3: Action Alert: Take Action on National Hate Crimes Prevention Call-In Day

May 31: News Release: NOW Claims Another Court Victory Against Abortion Opponent Joe Scheidler

May 31: Action Alert: Save Louise Slaughter's Seat in Congress

May 23: News Release: Judiciary Committee Vote Insults Women; NOW Vows Campaign in Full Senate

May 23: Washington Post, New York Times Oppose Judicial Nomination of D. Brooks Smith

May 22: News Release: Women's Rights Supporters Call on Bush Administration to Ensure Democracy and Equality in Afghanistan

May 21: Action Alert: Your Senators Are Key to Support of Welfare Principles

May 21: News Release: Bankruptcy Bill Puts Women's Economic Status and Reproductive Rights at Risk

May 20: Ninth Circuit Rules Against Anti-Abortion Terrorists

May 20: News Release: NOW Activists Protest Nomination of D. Brooks Smith Outside Federal Court Building

May 16: News Release: Welfare Vote Deals a "Bad Hand" to Poor Women

May 15: News Release: Activists Oppose Federal Anti-Marriage Amendment

May 13: Action Alert: Urge House Members to Oppose Harmful Welfare Bill, H.R. 4700

May 10: USA Today Editorial: Segregation Won't Help

May 8: NOW Joins Vast Coalition Opposing 'Fast Track' Trade Bill

May 8: Feminist Media Round-Up: Reebok's "It's A Woman's World" ad campaign; the ABC Network; pre-teen "model" sites

May 7: Legislative Update Special Report: Welfare Reauthorization

May 6: Honoring Caregivers: The Herstory of Mother's Day

May 2: Background on the Bayh-Carper Welfare Proposal

May 1: News Release: Mandatory Arbitration Threatens Civil Rights

April 29: NOW Hear This!

April 27: Action Alert: Oppose the Nomination of D. Brooks Smith

April 26: Special Report: NOW Calls for Real Welfare Reform

April 26: Hughes' White House Departure Spotlights Need for Work-Family Balance

April 25: USA Today Editorial: Don't Take from Poor Moms

April 24: News Release: NOW Opposes Nomination of D. Brooks Smith to Federal Court

April 24: Action Alert: Urge House to Support Education for Welfare Moms

April 23: Letter: NOW's Letter to Congress Regarding H.R. 3113, the TANF Reauthorization Act of 2001

April 23: Job Opening: Government Relations/Public Policy Assistant

April 22: News Release: NOW Applauds Supreme Court Refusal to Hear First Amendment Challenge in NOW v. Scheidler, Urges Court to Uphold Landmark Injunction

April 19: National NOW Times Summer 2002 Edition

April 17: In Time for May 12: Mother's Day Gift Ideas from NOW

April 17: You Don't Have to Be Old and Boring to Run for Congress

April 17: News Release: Feminists Look for Real Change on Equal Pay Day

April 12: Action Alert: Welfare Changes Needed

April 11: Take Our Daughters to Work Day is April 25

April 5: Legislative Update

April 5: Report: Recommendations for TANF Reauthorization from the Domestic Priorities Task Force of the National Council of Women's Organizations

April 5: Letter: Pennsylvania NOW's Letter to Sen. Arlen Specter Regarding Judicial Nominee D. Brooks Smith

April 5: Action Alert: Protest Florida's Ban on Lesbian and Gay Adoptions

April 3: News Release: NOW and Other Civil Rights Groups Call for Real Election Reform Now

April 3: 2002 National Conference: Exhibitor Registration and Agreement Form, Conference Program Book Advertising Form and Conference Workshop Proposal Form.

April 2: Online Petition: Pay Equity Now!

April 1: Action Alert: Activists, Send Comments on "Fetal Personhood" by May 6

April 1: Issue Report: Facts about Pay Equity

March 27: Action Alert: Protective Mom Assaulted; in Prison for Removing Kids from Convicted Sex-Offender

March 27: Nigerian Woman Wins Reprieve from Stoning

March 23: Action Alert: Oppose the Teen Endangerment Act (H.R. 476)

March 21: Action Alert: Tell the FCC to Halt Media Consolidation

March 21: Feminists Must Speak Out Against Loss of Media Diversity

March 19: Feminist Media Roundup: ABC's "Once and Again"; Boy Crazy! Trading Cards, Magazine and Website; the American Advertising Federation's National Ad Campaign

March 19: NOW Activists and State Legislators Push for Removal of Misogynistic Maryland Judge

March 15: News Release: NOW President Kim Gandy Responds to New Orleans Archbishop, Defends Loyola University School of Law

March 15: News Release: Society Must Learn Important Lessons from Andrea Yates Case

March 14: News Release: Women's Rights Supporters Applaud Pickering Defeat, Prepare For Next Battle

March 13: News Release: Yates Verdict Can Serve As Warning To Prevent Future Tragedies

March 13: News Release: NOW Urges Funds For DNA Testing of Rape Evidence

March 8: Republicans Attack Those Who Dare Question the Bush Administration

March 8: 2002 Elections: Good News from California

March 8: Attacks on Campus Feminism Spread Misinformation, Propaganda

March 7: News Release: Feminists Urge Prompt Action to Stop Pickering Nomination

March 7: Bush Proposal Would Pay Workfare Recipients Less than Minimum Wage

March 7: The Sexual Victimization of College Women

March 6: Capitol Hill Hosts Week of Anti-Violence Activities

March 4: Michigan Judge Demonstrates Need for Judicial Education Programs

March 1: News Release: NOW President Applauds Release of Wrongfully Imprisoned Abortion Provider, Says Case Underscores the Need For Judicial Justice

March 1: Rosie O'Donnell Calls Attention to Florida's Ban on Same-Sex Adoption

Feb. 28: Action Alert: Urge Senate to Support Strong Election Reform Legislation

Feb. 27: USA Today Op-Ed by NOW President Kim Gandy

Feb. 26: Questions for Judicial Nominee Charles Pickering

Feb. 26: Scary Quotes: Hair-Raisers from the Radical Right

Feb. 25: Register online for the 2002 National NOW Conference in St. Paul!

Feb. 22: U.S. Recommends Mammograms, but Who's Paying?

Feb. 22: Action Alert: Free Lori Berenson!

Feb. 22: Feminist Media Round-Up: Michael Moore's book "Stupid White Men"; Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Feb. 20: News Release: NOW Calls For Resignation of Anti-Gay Alabama Judge

Feb. 20: Vonetta Flowers Becomes First African American to Win Gold in Winter Olympics

Feb. 19: News Release: NOW Blasts Decision to Allow Mike Tyson to Fight in D.C.

Feb. 19: Spring 2002 National NOW Times

Feb. 15: Celebrate Susan B. Anthony's Birthday

Feb. 15: NOW Applauds Powell Support for Safer Sex

Feb. 13: Feminist Media Round-Up: Academy Award Nominations, Media Focus on Greta Van Susteren, Lack of Media Coverage of the "March for Our Lives" at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Feb. 13: News Release: NOW Extends Sympathy to Montana Lesbian Couple, Demands Passage of Federal Hate Crimes Legislation

Feb. 12: Action Alert: Protest George W. Bush's Decision to Classify a Fetus as an "Unborn Child"

Feb. 6: News Release: Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy: Women Need Real Economic Security

Feb. 1: News Release: National Feminist Leaders Protest Nomination of Alleged Batterer as Federal Prosecutor in New Orleans

Jan. 31: News Release: NOW President Kim Gandy Sees Clear Agenda in Bush Decision to Classify Fetus as an "Unborn Child"

Jan. 25: Life-Sustaining Generic Drug Approved

Jan. 25: Action Alert: Video Game Promotes Violence and Degradation — Withdraw "Grand Theft Auto III" From the Market!

Jan. 24: Feminist Media Round-Up: "The Ellen Show," The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, "Grand Theft Auto III"

Jan. 23: Activist Victory: Women’s Bureau Regional Offices Won't Close

Jan. 22: Action Alert: Stop Unjust Justices!

Jan. 22: Judicial Nominees Special Report: Our Courts at Risk

Jan. 22: News Release: NOW President Calls for a Filibuster Strategy to Save Roe

Jan. 17: News Release: NOW President to Speak Out for Abortion Rights at U.S. Supreme Court Vigil

Jan. 16: Action Alert: Mom Jailed for Protecting Kids from Convicted Sex-Offender — Demand a Pardon from Calif. Gov. Gray Davis

Jan. 16: Feminist Media Round-Up: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," CNN promotion for Paula Zahn, "Fear Factor"

Jan. 15: Mom Jailed for Protecting Kids from Convicted Sex-Offender

Jan. 10: Legislative Update Special Report: Bush Social Security Commission's Bad Ideas