2004 Archives

December 29: Violent Toll on Pregnant Women, New Mothers

December 22: Action Alert: Tell Clear Channel, the FCC and Radio Stations to Stop "Breast Christmas Ever" Contest

December 17: Below the Belt: Eat, Drink and Be Merry ... For Tomorrow, We Fight!

December 17: Pink Ribbons Everywhere: Concerns About Breast Cancer Funding

December 17: Pharmacist Knows Best? Women Beg to Differ

December 17: Abstinence-Only Education Teaches Blatant Lies

December 17: Supreme Court Shake-Up Could Happen at Any Time

December 16: Privatizing Social Security Will Hurt Women

December 15: NOW Joins Aggressive Campaign to Stop Destruction of Social Security

December 15: Job Opening: Field Organizer - Chapter Development

December 13: New Materials on Equal Marriage

December 10: The Truth About George Update

December 9: NOW Remains Dedicated to the Right to Marry for Same-Sex Couples

December 9: Open Letter from NOW to Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania

December 3: Below the Belt: Ethics Take Another Hard Right in Congressional Power Play

December 3: Action Alert: Send the FDA a Message: Do Not Approve Implants Without Safety Data

December 3: Succumbing to Political Pressure, FDA May OK Risky Breast Implants

December 3: After Extensive Election Organizing, NOW Looks to the Future

December 3: Action Alert: Tell Senator Specter that You Will Be Watching and Counting on Him

December 3: Only 100 More Years to Reach Equality

December 3: Violence Against Women in Sudan Reveals Common Weapon of War

December 2: Take Action on Wal-Mart Workplace Abuses Downloadable materials!

December 1: Action Alert: Tell CBS and NBC to Accept LGBT-Inclusive Ad Message

November 23: NOW Introduces New Campus Action Network Groups for Students

November 22: Republican Legislators Reward Radical Right with Dangerous Anti-Abortion Provision

November 20: Republican Legislators to Reward Radical Right-Wing with Blow to Women's Health Care

November 19: NOW Commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20

November 17: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Oppose the Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith

November 12: Action Alert: Urge Your Congress Members to help Stop Cuts to 2005 Anti-Violence Programs!

November 12: Women Voters Maintain Gender Gap in 2004 Elections

November 12: Exciting New Feminist Legislators to Watch

November 12: Don't Believe Everything You Hear — The Youth Vote Was Up in 2004!

November 12: Debunking the Morality myth Surrounding Same-Sex Marriage Bans

November 12: Bright Spots in the November Elections: Economic Ballot Initiatives Pass at State Level

November 12: In Memoriam: Gloria Sackman-Reed and Midge Kovacs

November 12: The Hager Zone - The Email Campaign that Refuses to Die

November 10: NOW Demands Thorough Inquiry of Attorney General Nomination

November 8: NOW Joins Leading Women's Organizations to Release Election Poll; The Women's Vote in 2004: Priorities, "Values" and the Gender Gap

November 3: An Open Letter from Kim Gandy to Activists

November 2: NOW PAC Election Winners

November 1: Counting Down the Final Hours

October 29: Road to the White House: Compare the Candidates on Women's Rights Issues

October 29: Below the Belt: Four More Years Is Not an Option

October 29: The Future of the Supreme Court—One of the Best Reasons to Vote

October 29: Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and the Freedom of Choice

October 29: Vote! It Does a Body Good

October 28: News Release: Shirley Manson Joins NOW/PAC President Kim Gandy to Stop the Bush Agenda

October 27: Updated! 2004 NOW/PAC Voter Guide

October 22: We Are Organizing, Organizing in These Final Days!

October 20: Action Alert: Sinclair Broadcast Update: Your Actions Made a Difference—But We Haven't Won Yet!

October 20: News Release: NOW Foundation Celebrates Seventh Annual Love Your Body Day

October 15: Below the Belt: We Can Do It!

October 15: Anti-Feminist Group Awarded Grant to Train Iraqi Women in Democracy

October 14: News Release: NOW/PAC Urges All Women to Vote for John Kerry

October 13: Action Alert: Big Media Trying to Influence Elections

October 8: News Release: It's Time to Put Women into the Debates

October 1: Action Alert: Tell Time/CNN and USA Today to Reject Biased Polling Data!

October 1: Women Hold the Key to the 2004 Elections

October 1: Listen to an Election Message from NOW President Kim Gandy

October 1: Below the Belt: The Perils of Polling

October 1: News Release: Kerry Is the Woman's Candidate in 2004

October 1: National NOW Times: Fall 2004 Edition

September 30: News Release: NOW Calls on Media to Provide Truthful Account of 2004 Presidential Debates; Fact-Checking Crucial to Voter Empowerment

September 28: Electronic Voting Poses Problems

September 28: Flyer: Ten Reasons to Vote for Change (in pdf)

September 24: Updated!  NOW/PAC Endorsements for 2004

September 23: Equal Marriage NOW: State-by-State Ballot Initiatives on Same-Sex Marriage

September 20: Equal Marriage NOW: Talking Points, Definitions, and Civil Marriage v. Civil Unions

September 20: Equal Marriage NOW

September 17: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

September 17: NOW Foundation Honors Four Extraordinary Women at Second Annual Intrepids Gala

September 17: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

September 17: Love Your Body Campaign: Body Image Survey Results

September 17: Action Alert: Urge Representatives to Oppose Discriminatory Marriage Amendment

September 16: Action Alert: Repeal Ban on Abortion Services to Military Women

September 13: Victory! Educational Equity Funds Restored

September 10: New! Love Your Body Campaign Web Site

September 10: Will Bush Cancel the Election?

September 9: Action Alert: Oppose Confirmation of Judicial Nominee Claude A. Allen

September 8: News Release: Federal Abortion Ban Declared Unconstitutional in Nebraska; Conservatives' Latest Attempt to Politicize Women's Health Fails

September 3: News Release: Republican Convention Turns on the Swagger, Perpetrates Massive Deception on U.S. Public

September 3: NOW Leaders and Activists Join Hundreds of Thousands in New York City to Protest the Bush Administration's War on Women

September 3: Shopping: New Election-Related Products at the NOW Store!

September 1: News Release: NOW and NOW New York City to Host Code Red: Stop the Bush Agenda Rally Tonight in Central Park to Declare Current State of Emergency on Women's Rights

September 1: Enter the 2005 Poster Contest for the Love Your Body Campaign!

August 31: U.S. Women Shine at Olympics, Thanks to Title IX

August 30: News Release: NOW Declares State of Emergency; Joins Hundreds of Thousands in New York City to Rally for Change

August 27: News Release: Bush's Economic Failure Weakens Middle Class, Deepens Poverty and Harms Women and Families

August 26: Petition: A Call to Action on Women's Equality Day

August 26: News Release: NOW Commemorates Women's Equality Day with an Emergency Call to Action; Urges Supporters to Vote as a Way to Stop the Erosion of Women's Rights

August 26: Stop the Bush/Right-Wing Attacks on Women!

August 23: News Release: NOW Blasts Bush Administration for Leaving Millions of Working Families Behind; New Overtime Laws Devastating to Middle- and Lower-Income Americans

August 20: Below the Belt: The Art of Manipulation

August 20: Job Opportunity: Senior Field Organizer

August 19: 2004 National NOW Conference Resolutions

August 12: News Release: NOW Condemns California Supreme Court's Decision to Invalidate Thousands of Marriages

August 12: Join Us at the Second Annual Intrepid Awards Gala!

August 12: Watch an Inspiring Video About Women and Voting

August 11: NOW Joins Coalition Planning Major Anti-Poverty Rally

August 6: Job Opportunity: Assistant to the President

August 6: Code Red: Protest the Bush Agenda at the Republican National Convention

August 6: NOW Was a Strong Presence at the Democratic National Convention

August 6: Below the Belt: Uncovering the Past, Moving Toward the Future

July 26: Expert Panel Advises Lawmakers to Address Challenges that Face Low-Income Women and Children

July 23: NOW Members Urge U.N. Oversight of 2004 Presidential Election

July 21: Below the Belt: Excerpt from the President's Keynote Speech at the 2004 National NOW Conference

July 21: Grand Prize Winner Selected in 2004 Love Your Body Day Poster Contest

July 21: Job Opportunity: Intern/Volunteer Coordinator

July 20: Activists Gather at Las Vegas Wal-Mart to Protest Workplace Abuses

July 19: News Release: NOW President Declares 'Our Rights Are NOT Negotiable'; NOW Members Pledge to Re-Defeat Bush in 2004

July 14: News Release: Senate Majority Votes Against Writing Discrimination into Constitution; NOW Salutes Defeat of Federal Marriage Amendment

July 13: Action Alert: Restore Funding for the United Nations Population Fund!

July 9: 2004 National NOW Conference: Workshops, Workshop Presenters and Agenda

July 8: Invitation: You're Invited to the Boston 'She' Party!

July 8: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Oppose Discriminatory Marriage Amendment

July 8: 2004 National NOW Conference Speaker: Medea Benjamin

July 7: 2004 National NOW Conference Speakers: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) and Susan Polis Schutz

July 7: Update: Senate Confirms Judicial Nominee James Leon Holmes

July 6: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Vote Against the Unfair Class Action Bill

July 2: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Vote Against Judicial Nominee James Leon Holmes

July 1: Below the Belt: 'Toto, I Think We're Back in Kansas'

July 1: Rainbow/PUSH Conference Focuses on Progressive Vote, NOW President Speaks on Gender Gap

June 29: 2004 National NOW Conference Speaker: Stephanie Alves

June 24: Job Opportunity: Finance Manager

June 23: Feminist Leaders Commemorate First Anniversary of Landmark Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

June 22: News Release: Working Women Won't Have to Settle for Less: Wal-Mart to Face Country's Largest Civil Rights Class Action Suit

June 21: Action Alert: Urge Senators to Oppose the Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith

June 21: 2004 National NOW Conference Speaker: Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.)

June 18: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

June 18: Senate Approves Federal Hate Crime Legislation; Fails to Include All Affected Groups

June 16: Don't Gamble with Women's Rights ... Come to Las Vegas for the National NOW Conference!

June 11: The Promise Keepers: Men's Right-Wing Religious Movement Takes Aim at Your Rights

June 11: Opinion: A Legacy That Left Blacks Behind

June 9: 2004 NOW/PAC Voter Guide

June 8: 2004 National NOW Conference Speakers: Carol Moseley Braun and Dr. Donna J. Nelson

June 7: News Release: Wal-Mart Announces New Diversity Initiatives at Annual Board Meeting; NOW Skeptically Awaits Implementation of New Worker-Friendly Policies

June 7: From NOW Until November: A Speech by NOW President Kim Gandy

June 2: Curves Controversy Raises Questions for Consumers Who Support Reproductive Rights

June 1: Silicone Breast Implant Victims to See Settlement Dollars

June 1: News Release: Federal Judge Declares 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban Unconstitutional; Exposes Right-Wing Policy as Infringement on a Woman's Right to Choose

June 1: Job Opportunity: Publications Coordinator

May 28: Job Opportunity: Political Field Organizer

May 27: Job Opportunity: Staff Accountant

May 26: Save the Date: NOW's Second Annual Intrepid Awards Gala

May 24: 2004 National NOW Conference Agenda, Exhibitor Information Sheet and Registration Form, Conference Program Advertising Rates, Speakers and Entertainers

May 22: NOW Renews Call for Universal, Single-Payer Health Insurance

May 21: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

May 21: Disability Victory Hinged on 5-4 Supreme Court Balance

May 20: Avalanche of 'Love Your Body Day' Poster Contest Entries Shows Creative Response to Negative Images of Women

May 20: Good News for Women: Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrestlers' Challenge to Title IX

May 17: News Release: NOW Celebrates Landmark in Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage Rights

May 17: Fact Sheet: Same-Sex Marriage is a Feminist Issue

May 17: News Release: Fifty Years after Brown v. Board of Education, NOW Continues the Fight for Equal Education

May 7: National NOW Times: Spring 2004 Edition

May 6: News Release: Politics Triumph in FDA Battle Over 'Morning-After Pill'

May 5: The Time for Single-Payer, Universal Health Care Coverage is Now!

April 28: A Million Marched – Now Let's Get to Work!!

April 27: Are You One in 1.15 Million? Stand Up and Be Counted!

April 25: Slideshow from the March for Women's Lives

April 25: News Release: NOW Builds Upon Energy, Passion From March for Women's Lives To Launch "10 for Change" Voter Registration Campaign

April 23: NOW's Comments on Proposed Regulations Regarding Single-Sex Education

April 21: News Release: Relentless Government Attacks on Women's Reproductive Rights and Health Drive Hundreds of Thousands to March on Washington

April 19: Good News! Case Against Wal-Mart Gets a Green Light

April 14: Frequently-Asked Questions About the March for Women's Lives

April 9: All-Star Celebrity Coalition Will March for Women's Lives on April 25

April 9: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

April 8: Action Alert: It's Not Too Late! Tell the FDA That Women Need Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception with NO Restrictions

April 8: Job Opening: Volunteer/Intern Coordinator

April 7: 2004 National NOW Conference: Submit a Workshop Proposal

April 5: NOW's Comments to the FDA Regarding Silicone Breast Implants

April 5: Urgent Invitation: Celebrate the March for Women's Lives!

April 2: Action Alert: Stop Bush's Education Department from Undermining Equal Education

April 2: Photo Gallery of NOW's History-Making Reproductive Rights Marches

April 2: Civil Rights Groups Protect Affirmative Action in Two Key States

April 1: News Release: Bush's Latest Masquerade Exposed as Attack on Women's Reproductive Health

March 31: Action Alert: Urge Vote Against Cloture on Welfare Bill

March 26: News Release: NOW Fights Right-Wing Assault on Abortion Rights, Urges Supporters to March on April 25th

March 25: News Release: NOW Alarmed By Court's Weakening of Colorado's Rape Shield Law

March 25: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

March 24: Action Alert: Urge Your Representative to Oppose Bad Budget Plan

March 24: A Momentary Victory in South Dakota: Activists Speak Out, Legislature Rejects Radical Anti-Abortion Bill

March 24: Are You a Former NOW Intern?

March 23: Be a Part of History at the March for Women's Lives

March 19: News Release: Outrageous Interruptus: NOW Cheers Decision to Abandon Sexist Urinals

March 19: March for Women's Lives: General Fact Sheet, Key Messages, Timeline: Reproductive Rights Historical Highlights

March 18: Action Alert: Tell Virgin Atlantic: There's Nothing 'Fun' About Exploiting Women

March 18: Letter to the U.S. Senate in Opposition to the Proposed Federal Marriage Amendment

March 17: Reproductive Rights Steadily Eroded in the States

March 12: News Release: NOW Condemns Utah Murder Prosecution for Delayed Cesarean Delivery

March 12: Update on University of Colorado Sex Scandal

March 11: NOW Outraged by South Dakota Governor's Action on Nation's Most Far-Reaching Abortion Ban

March 11: Below the Belt: A Column by NOW President Kim Gandy

March 10: Job Opening: Development Associate/Copy Writer

March 9: News Release: NOW Awaits South Dakota Governor's Action on Nation's Most Far-Reaching Abortion Ban

March 4: News Release: Education Department's Promotion of Same-Sex Schooling Challenged by NOW

March 4: Action Alert: Say No to Marriage Discrimination in the Constitution

March 3: 2004 NCWO Voter Guide Places NOW's Issues Front and Center

February 27: Action Alert: Oppose Fetal Rights Legislation

February 26: News Release: NOW Urges Immediate Action to Prevent Devastating "Unborn Victims of Violence Act" from Passing in Senate

February 25: Shop for the March!

February 24: News Release: NOW Condemns Bush's Endorsement of Anti-Marriage Amendment

February 24: News Release: NOW Denounces Deceptive "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies" Act

February 20: Action Alert: Oppose Bill That Targets Injured Women

February 20: News Release: NOW Outraged by Bush's Underhanded Appointment of Pryor

February 19: Action Alert: Demand the Firing of Colorado Football Coach

February 19: News Release: NOW Calls for Firing of Colorado Coach

February 13: News Release: FDA Commissioner Plays Politics with Women's Lives

February 13: Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Make History Again

February 13: A Message from Kim Gandy

February 13: Action Alert: John Ashcroft Demands Abortion Records

February 13: Victory! Federal Court Requires Coverage of Birth Control for Albertsons' Employees

February 13: Women of Color Mobilize in Philadelphia for the March for Women's Lives

February 12: One Woman CAN Make a Difference

February 11: News Release: Civil Rights Act of 2004: Equality and Justice for All

February 6: NOW Leaders Applaud Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling Favoring Same-Sex Marriage Rights

February 5: Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Emergency Contraception for Rape Survivors

February 5: Ideas for Action: Emergency Contraception

February 4: 80 Days Left Until We All Come Together for the March for Women's Lives!

February 3: Job Opening: Development Planner/Analyst

January 30: A Message from NOW President Kim Gandy

January 30: 2004 National NOW Conference: Register Online!

January 29: Action Alert: Urge CBS to Serve the Public Interest!

January 29: Women's Rights Advocates Commemorate 31st Roe Anniversary, Introduce Freedom of Choice Act

January 22: News Release: On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Feminists Must Commit to Protecting Reproductive Rights

January 21: Bush Sidelines Women in State of the Union

January 16: News Release: NOW Outraged by Bush's Underhanded Appointment of Pickering

January 16: News Release: NOW President and D.C. Activists to Honor Roe v. Wade Anniversary at Supreme Court by Calling for Reproductive Freedom for All

January 16: Is There Anyone Wal-Mart Doesn't Exploit?

January 15: News Release: NOW Salutes Carol Moseley Braun's Historic Bid for President of the United States

January 15: Study Shows Top Colleges Have Few Women Profs in Hard Sciences

January 15: Report: A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities

January 15: A Message from NOW President Kim Gandy

January 14: NOW Equality Report: September-December 2003 Edition

January 13: National NOW Times: Winter 2003/2004 Edition

January 8: News Release: NOW Encouraged By FDA's Refusal to Approve Silicone Breast Implants

January 8: Guest Commentary: Stiffing Workers on Overtime Pay

January 8: News Release: NOW Names New Director of Racial Diversity Programs

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