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 […]
Ending DACA Will Stoke Fear — and Harm Women
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will decimate protections for immigrant […]
5 Things to Be Thankful for on Women’s Equality Day
Original Publication: SELF By Zahra Barnes NOW President Toni Van Pelt tells SELF: “This Women’s Equality Day—and every day—I am grateful for grassroots activists across the country. […]
NOW Applauds Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for Signing Groundbreaking Reproductive Rights Legislation
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt The National Organization for Women applauds Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon, who yesterday signed the nation’s most progressive […]
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 […]
Google Puts Corporate Interests Over Women’s Safety
Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt Google has once again turned heads this week, because of its sexist and misogynistic treatment of employees. But let’s not forget that […]