Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: That old glass ceiling continues to break, but the cracks don’t run deep enough. NOW welcomes the news that the Boy Scouts of…
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NOW calls on the Academy to Revoke Harvey Weinstein’s Membership
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: NOW is calling for sexual predator Harvey Weinstein to be removed from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. After decades of…
Donald Trump’s Denial of Contraceptive Coverage Harms Women
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Donald Trump’s hypocrisy and cruelty knows no bounds. The Administration of our Playboy-in-Chief, who famously said that avoiding STDs while he was dating…
NOW Celebrates Defeat of Yet Another Disastrous Health Care Bill
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Today Senate leaders announced they would not vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill–the latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Once again, we’re…
Trump’s Adolescent Bullying Behavior Demeans All Women
The gif showing Hillary Clinton being knocked down by a golf ball that Donald Trump released earlier this week is almost beyond outrage. “Trump’s continued attacks on his former opponent…
50 Years of Organizing for Change
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The National Organization for Women (NOW) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the March for Black Women and the Racial Justice March. NOW…
NOW Stands by Jemele Harris
Donald Trump is a White Supremacist, And Sexist Fox Sports Analyst Clay Travis Poisoned The Airwaves Slamming Harris and Other Women Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: In an…
NOW Proudly Endorses the Black Women’s March and March for Racial Justice
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The National Organization for Women is proud to officially endorse the March for Black Women, and the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ). The…
Trump Administration Protects the Privileged, Shuns Survivors
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: Sexual assault survivors are not safe on Betsy Devos’s watch. Her announcement today that the Department of Education would begin rolling back protections…
Charlottesville White Supremacists Are On the Wrong Side of History
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt The white supremacists who launched a brutal protest against the city of Charlottesville, Virginia’s plan to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert…