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On Title IX’s Anniversary, We Redouble Our Commitment to Ending Discrimination Against Women

By Head Web AdminJune 22, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 23, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the 48th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that set out to ensure equal educational opportunities regardless of gender. This civil rights law has opened up doors that had long been closed to women and girls, allowing more to participate in athletics programs, earn scholarships, attend college, study in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) and pursue advanced degrees. Title

NOW Honors Juneteenth

By Head Web AdminJune 18, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 19, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, June 19th, the National Organization for Women recognizes Juneteenth, a holiday honoring the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people were free in Texas. Although Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier, this day marks the liberation of 250,000 Texans. On June 19th, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger publicly

Resignations Are Not Enough—Georgia Needs Structural Police Reform to Stop Systemic Racism

By Head Web AdminJune 17, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 18, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW applauds Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for announcing the departure of police chief Erika Shields, and calling for the immediate termination of Garrett Rolfe, the officer who killed Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a Wendy’s drive through. But firing Officer Rolfe won’t quiet the outrage, or address the

Justin Walker Confirmed—The Senate Shamed

By Head Web AdminJune 17, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 18, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate’s vote to confirm Judge Justin Walker to the prestigious Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is a shameful example of how Mitch McConnell has turned the U.S. Senate into a right-wing confirmation factory for unqualified, inexperienced, extremist federal judges. Judge Walker is in many ways the worst

The Reversal of Health Protections for Transgender Patients Is Hateful and Cruel

By Head Web AdminJune 15, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 16, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the four-year anniversary of the 2016 PULSE nightclub shooting and during Pride month, the Trump administration announced its final rule – a slap in the face erasing health care protections for transgender Americans. During a global pandemic when health disparities are revealing deep inequities in our system, this rule perpetuates continued discrimination, structural racism, transphobia, and homophobia. This action makes it easier for doctors, hospitals, and insurance

Landmark Supreme Court Decision Protects LGBTQIA+ Employees

By Head Web AdminJune 14, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court took a stand for freedom, justice, and equality today when it ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees. NOW Foundation was an amici in this case, which defended the rights of two employees who were fired for being gay, and another who

NOW Demands Equal Pay for Mothers

By Head Web AdminJune 3, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 4, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, NOW recognizes Mom’s Equal Pay Day and acknowledges the enormous wage disparities between mothers and fathers in our nation. Especially in the present moment, sex-based pay discrimination prevents mothers from receiving equal pay for equal work and makes the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even more devastating. We know that in 2019, on average, mothers were

Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Was Also A Hate Crime

By Head Web AdminJune 3, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on June 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organization for Women has signed on to a letter calling on the Department of Justice to open a full and thorough hate crime investigation into the horrific killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased down and shot to death by armed vigilantes while peacefully jogging in a

NOW Demands Justice for George Floyd

By Head Web AdminMay 27, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on May 27, 2020 WASHINGTON – The shocking video out of Minneapolis shows another black man, George Floyd, being brutalized by another white police officer as he kneels on the prostrate man’s neck, pressing the full weight of his body on his handcuffed, unarmed victim. Mr. Floyd is seen gasping and crying out for help, shouting

The “Heroes Act” Isn’t Politics—It’s Essential, Especially For Women

By Head Web AdminMay 15, 2020NOW National NewsNOW National News

Released on May 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The $3 trillion coronavirus aid package to be voted on by the House today has been called a “Democratic wish list” and a “1,800-page press release” by Republican critics, with Mitch McConnell saying Congress should hit “pause” until after Memorial Day for further relief for American workers and families. But we

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