Clinton to Make History Again
The National Organization for Women applauds the presidential campaigns of Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama for their announcement today that Clinton's name will be placed into nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Read the press release.

Victory! House Passes Historic Pay Equity Bill
The most important piece of pay equity legislation to be considered in decades, the Paycheck Fairness Act, was passed by the House on July 31. Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats to pass the historic measure by a vote of 247 to 178. Read the press statement by Kim Gandy or the full article.

Obama, Are You Listening? This One's for Your Girls
NOW President Kim Gandy takes on the hot topic of the week in her "Below the Belt" column -- who will Barack Obama choose as his running mate? Most of the names supposedly on his short list would be terrible for women's rights. Might we offer a few suggestions...?

A Beautiful Celebration of Six Intrepid Women
A full house of social justice leaders and activists, elected officials, media executives and NOW supporters were present to celebrate six courageous, fearless and bold women from a variety of fields at our fifth annual Intrepid Awards Gala.

Crisis For Women In Family Court: What To Expect and How To Fight Back
The NOW Family Law Ad Hoc Committee has created a brochure for women facing a difficult divorce or child custody case. The brochure can be downloaded in pdf format for NOW chapter and personal use.

2008 National NOW Conference a "Super" Event
"No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Feminist Super-Women Unite!" -- the 2008 National NOW Conference theme -- saluted the superhero in all of us. Hundreds of women and men from across the country gathered in Bethesda, Md., for this year's conference.

Fair Pay Icon Lilly Ledbetter Wows the NOW Crowd
Staff and interns share their impressions of equal pay champion Lilly Ledbetter, who attended three days of NOW events in Washington, D.C., July 17 through 19.

NOW Foundation Announces Love Your Body Poster Contest Winners
View the 2008 winning poster entries, send an e-card with the designs, and learn more about entering your own submission.

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Obama, Are You Listening? This One's for Your Girls
NOW President Kim Gandy takes on the hot topic of the week -- who will Barack Obama choose as his running mate? Most of the names supposedly on his short list would be terrible for women's rights. Might we offer a few suggestions...?

Take Up The Song
Kim Gandy writes in her "Below The Belt" column, "In my January Below the Belt column called 'Maddening Reminder,' I wrote about the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the countless forms of violence against women internationally. Most recently, a painful reminder has me looking closer to home."

Women's EqualiTea
Join us in Denver on Monday, Aug. 25, to celebrate Women's Equality Day. You can register online!

Media Hall of Shame: Re-live the most sexist media moments from the 2008 presidential election, and rate them yourself!

Love Your Body: Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? Take our quiz!

Elect Women NOW: The NOW PAC is supporting feminist candidates. Learn more!

Reproductive Freedom NOW Reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice.

Attending the Democratic Convention?
Are you going to Denver? On Monday, Aug. 25, join Kim Gandy, Eleanor Smeal, Dolores Huerta and other women's leaders at a WOMEN'S EQUALITEA at the Convention--a celebration of Women's Equality Day with many special guests. Purchase tickets online today!

Honor a Legacy
On May 15, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 406. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), commemorates Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and salutes her leadership in advancing equal rights for women.

NO EXCUSES - Women Deserve Fair Pay
It has been a year since the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act and we must demand that the Senate quit stalling and support a bill to restore our rights.

New Yorker Cover -- Satire or Slur?
You don't even need to open the latest edition of the New Yorker to see racism in the media and the presidential race. All you need to do is look at the cover!

Vote NOW in Our Media Hall of Shame!
Re-live the most sexist media moments from the 2008 presidential primary season, and rate them yourself on our Misogyny Meter.

Restore Affordable Birth Control to Low-Income and College Women
Access to affordable birth control is part of every woman's right to reproductive health care. Recent and dramatic increases in prices for students and low-income women will lead to discontinuation of use, higher rates of unplanned pregnancies and an increase in abortions.