WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years. That’s roughly how long it takes for Latina women to earn what White, non-Hispanic men earn in just one. In the time since the Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963 – fifty-six years ago – Latina women have made only twenty-e Read more …
On the Record
Why We Observe Indigenous Peoples’ – Not Columbus – Day
Released on October 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NOW is proud to continue to support the growing national movement to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14 rather than Columbus Day. It is wrong to honor a figure who colonized, enslaved and massacred thousands of Indigenous P Read more …
Native Women’s Equal Pay Day: Break the Wheel of Oppression
Released on September 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Violence. Erasure. Subjugation. Today, we acknowledge the role that the wage gap plays in the many forms of centuries-long oppression of Native American Women. 2019 has marked a year of highs for American Indian and Native Alaskan w Read more …
NOW Stands with Shelby Week, Urges Restoration of the Voting Rights Act
Released on June 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 19th Amendment’s promise of suffrage for women unfortunately did not provide actual safe access to the ballot box for women of color, nor did it include nationwide suffrage for American Indian women. It took the Voting Rights Act Read more …
NOW Commemorates Juneteenth, Asserts Importance of Intersectional Feminism
Released on June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Organization for Women celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the day 154 years ago when Texan slaves learned that the Civil War was won and they were free. On June 19, 1865, over two years after the Emancipation Pr Read more …