At a recent board meeting, NOW board members and officers approved a budget that includes a paid internship program at NOW’s National Action Center. This was an exciting and important…
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NOW Demands Deletion of ‘Life from Conception’ in HHS Plan
NOW President Toni Van Pelt recently sent a blunt letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric Hargan concerning the use of the term “life from conception”…
Women Win on Election Night 2017
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Feminists swept battleground states and districts this election night–proving just how strong #TheResistance can be. We’re thrilled that Virginia and New Jersey will…
National Organization for Women and Feminist Majority Endorse Northam, Fairfax, and Herring in Virginia
The National Organization for Women (NOW) and the Feminist Majority are proud to endorse Ralph Northam for Governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and Mark Herring…
Alabama Women Can Make History In The Senate Special Election
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Doug Jones, Democratic candidate in the Alabama special election, has the power to curb the misogyny plaguing women across the country. Alabama women…
NOW Demands #JusticeforJane
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The National Organization for Women fiercely condemns the Trump administration’s manipulation of the judicial system to to prevent Jane Doe from receiving abortion…
NOW Supports Rep. Frederica Wilson as She Stands Against Misogyny
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Rep. Frederica Wilson spoke out against Donald Trump. At the National Organization for Women, we are proud to raise our voices in support…
Tom Price’s Revenge: HHS Makes Discriminating Against Reproductive Rights Central To Its Mission
Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made turning back the clock on women’s reproductive rights central to its new…
Hollywood Doesn’t Have a Harvey Weinstein Problem: It Has A Male Power And Privilege Problem
Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The Motion Picture Academy did the right thing by revoking Harvey Weinstein’s membership. The National Organization for Women was one of the first…
NOW Challenges the NRA at Monthly Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence
“You Will Not Silence Us,” says NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The National Organization for Women (NOW) is making support for the monthly vigil at the NRA Headquarters in Fairfax,…