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NOW Foundation Asks Supreme Court to Protect Stalking Victims Against Employment Discrimination
NOW Foundation recently filed a friend of the court brief supporting civil rights attorney and former law professor Dawn V. Martin, who is calling on the Supreme Court to hold that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects a woman from being stalked in her workplace and from being terminated for reporting it. (12/11)

Better Wage Data Needed from Federal Contractors
NOW Foundation submitted comments to the Department of Labor expressing support for a new comprehensive survey of federal contractors to improve enforcement of laws prohibiting pay discrimination. Such information could help shrink the stubborn gender wage gap and would encourage employers to voluntarily comply with the law as they could better gauge their pay policies. (10/11)

NOW Foundation Urges Women to Speak Up On Love Your Body Day
Today, the National Organization for Women Foundation celebrates its 14th annual Love Your Body Day -- a day when women of all sizes, colors, ages and abilities come together to celebrate self-acceptance and to promote positive body image. (10/11)

Celebrate Love Your Body Day!
Take action on Love Your Body Day. Write a blog post for our blog carnival. Record a video and post it on YouTube as part of our Let's Talk About It Project. Get social by tweeting using the #lybd hashtag or RSVPing to our Facebook event. (10/11)

Watch UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Online Presentation
The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (SR VAW), Rashida Manjoo Esq., discusses the report she made to the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 10 about the situation of violence against women in the U.S. (10/11)

NOW Foundation Testifies at FDA Hearing on Breast Implant Studies
The lack of long-term data demonstrates that makers of silicone gel-filled breast implants lack the motivation to carry out rigorous long-term evaluations of patients, leading NOW Foundation to call on the FDA to prevent further risk to women by taking the devices off the market until better research is conducted. (08/11)

2011 Love Your Body Poster Available to Order
This year's grand prize winner of the annual Love Your Body poster contest was designed by college student Kyla Hollis of Colorado. This fabulous poster is now available to order, but supplies are limited, so order NOW!

Victory for Public Interest in Court Decision
The 3rd Circuit Court reached a decision in the long-standing media ownership appeal brought by the Institute for Public Representation, siding with IPR and the groups that had joined in bringing the case, including the NOW Foundation. (07/11)

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