2003 Archives

December 23: A Note from NOW President Kim Gandy

December 19: Women's Rights Advocates Denounce Decision to Uphold Ohio Ban on Abortion Procedure

December 16: News Release: "The March for Women's Lives" Unveiled as New Name for March on April 25, 2004

December 16: News Release: Statement in Support of Approval of Over-the-Counter Availability of Plan B Emergency Contraceptive

December 15: News Release: NOW President to Testify Before FDA Committees - Urges Approval of Emergency Contraception for Over-the-Counter Use

December 11: Job Opening: Assistant to the President

December 5: Radical Anti-Abortion Doctor Takes Predictable Stand on RU-486

December 5: Action Alert: Continue the Fight to Protect Overtime Pay Guarantees!

December 5: A Note from NOW President Kim Gandy

December 5: Special Report: Most Women Will Lose Under New Prescription Drug Bill; Future of Medicare at Risk While Drug Costs Rise

December 3: National NOW Young Feminist Task Force

November 26: News Release: NOW Blasts Introduction of Federal Anti-Marriage Amendment

November 25: News Release: NOW Vows Effort to Reverse Medicare Reduction

November 24: News Release: NOW Applauds Democratic Senators' Stand Against Deceptive Medicare Bill

November 21: News Release: Medicare Prescription Drug Bill: A Bad Deal for Women

November 21: Action Alert: Battered Immigrant Women Face Additional Peril—Oppose the CLEAR Act

November 21: Background: H.R. 2671, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal (CLEAR) Act

November 21: A Note from NOW President Kim Gandy

November 20: Action Alert: Oppose Medicare Privatization, Weak Drug Benefit

November 20: Save Women's Lives: March for Freedom of Choice

November 20: Action Alert: Overtime Pay Guarantees Being Undermined by President's Veto Threat

November 18: News Release: Feminists Cheer Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling Favoring Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples

November 17: Action Alert: Justice Prevails (for Now) During Marathon Judicial Nominee Debate

November 13: News Release: NOW Opposes Extremist Judicial Nominees—Regardless of Gender

November 11: Action Alert: Stand Up for Women's Rights: Protest All Judicial Nominees Who Do Not Support Women's and Civil Rights

November 7: Courts View Abortion Procedures Ban as Dangerous, Unconstitutional

November 7: Abortion Procedures Ban: How You Can Help

November 7: Status Report: Battle Continues Over Right-Wing Judicial Nominees

November 7: A Note from NOW President Kim Gandy

November 7: Contribute to NOW's Drive for Equality

November 6: Action Alert: Support Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Assault!

November 5: News Release: Bush Takes Away Women's Reproductive Rights—Feminists Promise to Vote Him Out of Office

November 5: Job Opening: Press Secretary

November 4: News Release: NOW Activists to Protest Outside Reagan Building as Bush Signs the So-Called Partial Birth Abortion Ban

November 3: Grocery Store Workers Caught Up in Wal-Mart's Race to the Bottom

October 29: Action Alert: Bush Plans to Sign Abortion Procedures Ban, So Plan to March on Washington!

October 27: Action Alert: Urgent Calls Needed: Violence Funding May Be Cut

October 27: Action Alert: Oppose Judicial Nominee Janice Brown and the Parade of Right-Wing Judges Before the Senate

October 24: Forum Inspires Women's Rights and Disability Rights Supporters to Work Together

October 24: A Note from NOW President Kim Gandy

October 24: FDA Panel Okays Unsafe Silicone Breast Implants

October 24: Job Opening: Field Organizers

October 24: Commentary: 'Accusing the Accuser,' by Melanie Stafford

October 23: News Release: NOW Charges Ultraconservative Foul Play Involved in Dismissal of YWCA Chief Patricia Ireland

October 23: Action Alert: Speak Out About the Abortion Procedures Ban

October 22: Action Alert: Oppose the Unfair Class Action 'Fairness' Act

October 21: News Release: Feminists Condemn Senate Passage of Deceptive Abortion Ban, Urge Activists to March on Washington

October 16: Women with Disabilities and Allies Forum: General Information, Speakers and Workshops

October 14: Testimony of NOW President Kim Gandy Before the FDA Panel on Silicone Breast Implants

October 10: Activists Assail FDA on Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

October 9: Fight the Latest Assault on Our Rights!

October 8: National NOW Times: Fall 2003 Edition

October 8: NOW Responds to Results of California Recall Election

October 7: Guest Commentary: Marrying (Uncle) Sam? The Problem with the Bush Administration's 'Marriage Promotion' Agenda

October 2: News Release: Feminists Condemn House Passage of Deceptive Abortion Ban, Urge Activists to March on Washington

October 1: Action Alert: Tell Congress: No $87 Billion Blank Check for Bush

October 1: NOW/PAC: Congressional Voting Records: Analysis and Resources

October 1: Come to a Rally for Abortion Rights in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 4

September 30: Poverty Right Here at Home Increases for the Second Year in a Row

September 30: Planning Your Trip to the 2004 National NOW Conference in Las Vegas

September 30: Action Alert: House Set to Vote on Protecting Overtime on Weds., Oct. 1

September 26: Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Oppose the Finance Committee's Welfare Bill

September 26: Court Overturns Stoning Sentence for Nigerian Woman Accused of Adultery

September 25: Feminists Applaud Panel Investigating Sexual Assaults at Air Force Academy

September 25: 2004 National NOW Conference

September 24: Action Alert: Oppose Judicial Nominees Charles Pickering and Henry Saad

September 22: Action Alert: Speak Out Against Abortion Ban That Would Halt Most Safe Procedures

September 15: Tracking the Presidential Candidates' Public Profiles

September 15: Thinking Through The New York Times Editorial

September 15: NOW/PAC Presidential Endorsement: What It Means for NOW, Its Members, and All Women

September 15: Action Alert: Speak Out About the 'Woman Problem' at the New York Times

September 14: More Letters to the Editor of The New York Times

September 14: Kim Gandy's Response to the Editor of The New York Times

September 10: News Release: NOW Applauds Passage of Harkin Amendment Protecting Overtime Rights

September 9: Job Opening: Director - Racial Diversity Programs

September 9: Action Alert: Pressure Senators to Do the Right Thing About Welfare

September 5: Feminists Cheer as Court Temporarily Blocks Media Ownership Rules

September 4: News Release: NOW Encouraged by Estrada Withdrawal, Urges Senators to Filibuster Extremist Nominees

September 4: Action Alert: Oppose Attempts to Take Away Overtime Protections from Working Women and Families

September 3: Job Openings: National March Web Organizer and National March Junior and Senior Organizers

September 2: Action Alert: Say 'No' to Marriage Discrimination in the Constitution

August 29: Equality Report: June-August Edition

August 29: NOW/PAC Event: So Girls Can Dream ... an Invitation

August 29: Women of Color Will Gather at Reproductive Health Conference in Atlanta

August 26: News Release: NOW/PAC Endorses Carol Moseley Braun for President

August 25: News Release: Women's Groups to Announce Endorsement of Presidential Candidate for 2004 Race

August 22: In Memoriam: Women's Movement Loses Champion and Visionary Organizer, NOW Founder Gene Boyer

August 15: Women with Disabilities and Allies Will Link Arms at October Forum

August 13: Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Support the Overtime Compensation Protection Act

August 13: Fact Sheet: The Overtime Compensation Protection Act

August 8: Action Alert: Rally with NOW and Other Civil Rights Organizations in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23

August 7: Action Alert: August Recess Begins: Meet with Your Members of Congress!

August 6: Enter the 2004 Love Your Body Day Poster Contest!

August 1: Massive Rally in Washington Scheduled for Aug. 23

July 31: Action Alert: Demand Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims

July 31: News Release: Bush Comes Out Against Gay Marriage: Feminists Continue Fight for Equal Marriage Rights

July 29: Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Support a Filibuster of the Judicial Nomination of William Pryor

July 25: Action Alert: Ask the FDA to Oppose Silicone Breast Implants Until Safety is Proved

July 24: Violence Against Women for Fun and Profit?

July 24: News Release: NOW Applauds Harkin-Kennedy Bill to Safeguard Vital Overtime Protections For Working Families

July 21: Research Indicates Long-Term Risk to Women's Health from Silicone Breast Implants Not Fully Addressed in FDA Clinical Trials | Full report (in pdf format)

July 17: House Approves Foreign Aid Bill Without Family Planning Funds

July 16: News Release: Health and Consumer Groups To Call On U.S. FDA To Slow Breast Implant Approval Process

July 15: Action Alert: Tell Senators to Endorse a Welfare Policy That Truly Helps Families Escape Poverty

July 14: NOW Hosts Presidential Candidates' Forum on Women's Rights

July 14: NOW's First Intrepid Awards Gala a Huge Success | Photos

July 14: Feminists Celebrate Title IX Victory

July 12: The Drive for Equality

July 10: News Release: NOW Hosts Presidential Candidates Forum on Women's Rights

July 9: Action Alert: Bill Undermines Head Start Program

July 3: 2003 National NOW Conference: Presidential Candidates' Forum, Workshops, Workshop Presenters, Agenda, Speakers and Entertainers, President's Message, Political Institute Brown-Bag Lunch

July 3: News Release: Save the Date: National NOW Conference Back Inside the Beltway on July 11

June 30: Job Opening: Field Organizer

June 27: Victim Advocate Named to the Panel Reviewing Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy

June 26: News Release: Supreme Court Strikes Down Antiquated Sodomy Laws, Upholds Constitutional Right to Privacy

June 25: Job Opening: National March Coordinator

June 25: Job Opening: Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

June 24: Two Urgent Invitations! A Message from NOW President Kim Gandy

June 24: The Top Ten Reasons Why YOU Should Come to the 2003 National NOW Conference

June 23: News Release: Supreme Court Recognizes Benefits of Diversity In Split Decision Favoring Affirmative Action

June 20: Civil Rights Groups Announce Mass Demonstration Marking 40th Anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" Speech

June 20: Action Alert: Demand the Appointment of a Victim Advocate to the Air Force Academy Panel

June 19: Supreme Court in Peril: Feminist Chat Series

June 19: Action Alert: Sham Prescription Drug Benefit Would End Medicare

June 13: Title IX Victory! Judge Dismisses Wrestlers' Lawsuit

June 13: Panel Investigating Air Force Academy's Mishandling of Sexual Assault Charges Resembles "Fox Guarding the Hen House"

June 13: NOW Organizes Breakfast Meetings with Presidential Candidates

June 12: Intrepid Awards: Table Reservations or Contributions

June 12: Department of Labor Rule Change Undermines Overtime Pay Protections

June 11: Civil Rights Groups Claim Victory as Justice Department Backtracks on LGBT Pride Decision

June 10: News Release: Women's Rights Groups Announce Massive March on Washington in Support of Reproductive Rights

June 9: Feminists Protest Justice Department's Ban on Lesbian and Gay Pride Events

June 6: NOW President Cheers Victory for Employees as House Republicans Pull Bogus 'Comp Time' Bill

June 5: News Release: NOW Brings "Merchant of Shame" Campaign Into Wal-Mart Stores Nationwide

June 4: News Release: New FCC Rules Threaten To Shut Out Women and People of Color From Media Industry

June 3: News Release: Bogus Comp Time Bill Robs Working Families

June 2: Action Alert: Shell Game Being Played on Working Families

May 31: NOW Equality Report

May 31: News Release: Feminists Applaud Capture of Anti-Abortion Terrorist Eric Rudolph

May 30: What Happened to "No Child Left Behind?" 12 Million Have Been Left Behind!

May 30: NOW Foundation: NOW's Work with the Federal Communications Commission

May 30: Action Alert: Abortion Ban Would Halt Most Safe Procedures

May 29: Intrepid Awards Honoree: Dr. Mae C. Jemison

May 28: Congress Endangers Military Women's Health With Ban

May 28: Job Opening: Jr. Accountant

May 28: Supreme Court Upholds Family Leave Act for State Workers

May 21: Michigan State Grad Wins the NOW Foundation's Annual Love Your Body Day Poster Contest

May 16: 2003 Love Your Body Day: Poster Contest Results

May 14: Intrepid Awards Honoree: Rebecca Walker

May 13: Action Alert: Make Your Voice Heard on Media Diversity Before It's Too Late!

May 8: Intrepid Awards Honoree: Margaret Cho

May 2: Action Alert: Ask Senators to Oppose ANY Tax Cut

May 2: A Week of Deadly Violence by Intimate Partners (April 21-27, 2003)

May 2: Feminists Celebrate As Patricia Ireland Takes the Helm at Y.W.C.A.

May 1: News Release: NOW Urges Senate to Block Owen Nomination: The Sequel

May 1: Background on "The Family Time Flexibility Act"

May 1: Action Alert: Republicans Think Overtime Pay is Overrated—Urge Congress to Oppose "The Family Time Flexibility Act"

April 30: Murder: The Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant Women

April 29: Intrepid Awards Honoree: Helen Thomas

April 29: Event: NOW's First Annual Intrepid Awards Gala

April 28: News Release: NOW Challenges Opponent of Civil Rights and Anti-Discrimination Laws

April 25: Support NOW: Mother's Day Gift Ideas

April 25: Action Alert: Stop the Court Packing: Urge Your Senators to Oppose the Nomination of Jeffrey Sutton

April 25: News Release: NOW Foundation and AAPD to Co-Sponsor Women with Disabilities & Allies Forum

April 25: News Release: NOW Calls for Santorum to Resign Senate Leadership Position

April 25: NOW Remembers Extraordinary Feminist Legislator Martha Griffiths (1912-2003)

April 18: Show Your Support for Compassionate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe

April 18: Action Alert: Take This Opportunity to Improve Senate Welfare Bill

April 18: Background on TANF Reauthorization: Education, Training Absolutely Essential

April 18: Action Alert: Thanks to Your Calls and Emails, Senate Passes Sexual Assault Awareness Month Resolution

April 17: National NOW Times Spring 2003 Edition

April 12: News Release: Senate Budget Side-Show Jeopardizes Our Families

April 10: News Release: It's Not About Golf: Feminists Blast Discrimination at Home of Masters Tournament

April 9: Action Alert: Oppose the Unfair Class Action "Fairness" Act

April 9: News Release: Pay Equity: A Long Overdue Step in the Road to Equality

April 9: News Release: Bush Budget and Tax Cuts Spell Disaster

April 8: NOW Member Benefits: Gutsy Women Travel

April 7: Action Alert: National Budget Call-In Day: Tuesday, April 8

April 7: Girls: "We Are the Ones Who Can Make a Change!", by Ana Grossman and Emma Peters-Axtell

April 7: Notes of a Feminist Long Distance Runner, by Eleanor Holmes Norton

April 4: Action Alert: April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 4: Activists Celebrate the Violence Against Women Office Becoming Free-Standing; Note VAWA Programs Are Still Being Shortchanged

April 4: Action Alert: Women in Red! Equal Pay Day is April 15

April 4: Supreme Court Reviews Anti-Lesbian and Gay Law

April 1: Legislative Update

April 1: News Release: NOW Rallies at Supreme Court to Support Affirmative Action

March 27: News Release: NOW Encourages Full Senate to Vote Down Owen Nomination

March 27: Join Us at a Women's Equality Rally in Augusta

March 26: Report Calls Attention to 'Educational' Pelvic Exams Performed On Unconscious Patients

March 23: Action Alert: Make the U.S. Budget Fair for Women and Children

March 20: News Release: In Shadow of War, NOW Continues Urging Peace

March 19: News Release: NOW Calls for Peace As Bush Prepares to Declare War

March 17: Action Alert: Call Your Senators to Oppose Bush's Tax Giveaway

March 13: News Release: NOW Blasts Passage of Abortion Procedures Ban, Denounces Deceptive Use of "Partial Birth" Rhetoric

March 13: News Release: Women's Rights Supporters Call on Senate to Vote Down Priscilla Owen Nomination—Again

March 12: Action Alert: Your Calls Are Needed! Senate Poised to Pass Abortion Procedures Ban

March 12: News Release: NOW Welcomes New Opportunity to Gain Constitutional Equality for Women

March 11: Open Letter to President George W. Bush Regarding a Possible War Against Iraq

March 11: Military "Don't Tell" Policy Hushes Up Rape and Sexual Assault

March 10: Photos: Photos from March 8 Rally for Peace

March 8: News Release: NOW Celebrates International Women's Day with a Rally for Peace

March 7: Action Alert: URGENT: Oppose Bill Banning Safe Abortion

March 7: News Release: NOW to Celebrate International Women's Day with a Rally for Peace

March 6: News Release: NOW Applauds Victory in First Estrada Vote, Encourages Senators to Stand Firm

March 6: Legislative Update

March 5: Action Alert: Speak Out Against Efforts to Weaken the Violence Against Women Office

February 28: Contribute to NOW's Work on Title IX

February 28: Action Alert: Oppose Any Weakening of Title IX Standards

February 26: News Release: NOW v. Scheidler Ruling Not the End: Feminists Vow to Continue Fighting for Women's Lives

February 25: Action Alert: Oppose the Confirmation of Judicial Nominee Jeffrey Sutton

February 25: Flyer: Come to the "Stand Up for Peace and Justice" Rally on March 8, International Women's Day (in pdf format)

February 24: Action Alert: Take Part in the 'Virtual March' on Washington on Feb. 26

February 21: Job Opening: Senior Accountant

February 19: News Release: Feminist Explores Presidential Race, NOW Applauds Moseley-Braun Announcement

February 19: Action Alert: Bush Tax Cuts Threaten Economy, Government Programs

February 14: News Release: NOW President Kim Gandy to Speak at New York United For Peace Rally

February 13: News Release: NOW Supports Vigorous Debate on Estrada Nomination

February 12: Job Opening: Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

February 12: Join Other Women on International Women's Day to Form a "Circle of Peace" Around the White House

February 8: Job Opening: Executive Assistant to the President

February 7: Action Alert: Oppose H.R. 4, the House Version of Welfare Reauthorization

February 7: Nancy Hogshead-Makar's Letter to "60 Minutes" Regarding Coverage of Title IX

February 6: 2003 NOW National Conference Information

February 5: Legislative Update: Special Report: Bush Commission Weakens Title IX in Sports

January 31: Action Alert: Oppose George W.'s Latest Anti-Family Initiative

January 31: News Release: NOW Blasts Bush's Commission, Joins Other Women's Rights Leaders in Setting The Record Straight on Title IX

January 31: Action Alert: Stop the Court Packing - Oppose Miguel Estrada

January 30: Watch Out, Listen Up: 2003 Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Results

January 30: NOW Opposes the Rescinding of 'Baby UI,' Calls for Comprehensive Paid Family Leave Programs

January 29: News Release: Feminist Response to State of the Union Address: Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy

January 25: Newsletter: Sign up for the NOW News and Action Summary, NOW's biweekly email recap of action and news highlights about women's rights

January 24: Action Alert: Attention, Soccer Moms and Dads: Don't Let Bush Bench Your Daughter!

January 24: Sign NOW's Title IX Petition: online | pdf format

January 24: News Release: NOW Foundation Gets in The Game With Its First-Ever Feminist Review of Super Bowl Commercials

January 22: News Release: Roe v. Wade 30th Anniversary: Will We Be the Last Generation of Women to Legally Control Our Reproductive Lives?

January 17: Action Alert: Oppose the Bush Administration's Efforts to Dismantle Reproductive Rights

January 17: George W. Bush's Reproductive Rights Attack Checklist

January 17: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17: News Release: NOW President Joins Washington-Area Activists at Supreme Court to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

January 16: News Release: NOW Blasts White House Opposition to U. Michigan Policy, Points Out Bush Benefitted from Affirmative Action

January 15: News Release: Feminists Not Fooled by Bush's Welfare Proposal, NOW Translates White House Spin

January 8: News Release: NOW Blasts Bush's Renomination of Defeated Judges, Vows to Defeat Pickering, Owen and Others Again

January 7: News Release: Bush Administration Uncovers "Pot of Gold" for War and Wealth; Leaves Little for Struggling Families

January 7: Pelosi Sworn in as House Minority Leader, First Woman to Lead Her Party in Congress

January 7: Job Opening: Direct Mail Production Coordinator

January 6: Legislative Update