On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases critical to advancing marriage equality in the United States. NOW and the NOW Foundation proudly joined other social justice organizations in filing three amicus briefs in these cases on behalf of same-sex marriage rights. (03/13)
NOW's Family Law Committee produces a newsletter with current news and information regarding the crisis for mothers and children in family courts. This issue features an interview with the founder of the Battered Mothers Custody Conference, actual mothers' stories and an article on the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence. (03/13)
On Nov. 20, NOW Foundation filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of 10 women's rights and anti-violence organizations. The brief supports reversal of an unprecedented award of $350,000 in attorneys' fees against a woman who accused her ex-husband of domestic violence. The brief argues that such an award may chill protective mothers from raising allegations of domestic violence in custody disputes for fear of retaliation. (11/12)
As Love Your Body Day actions take place across the country, the NOW Foundation released results to its survey, showing that respondents want advertisers and the media to stop using Photoshop to create unrealistic images of women and girls. (10/12)
NOW's Family Law Committee reports in its current newsletter that "father's rights" groups are having a devastating effect in family courts. "Parental Alienation Syndrome" -- a false accusation of mental illness against mothers who report domestic violence or child abuse -- often results in abusive parents winning custody, further risking child safety. (09/12)
From the Fall 2012 issue of the National NOW Times: NOW Foundation is working in coalition with allies in the civil rights and media reform communities to stop telecommunications practices that disproportionately affect women, people of color, immigrants and low-income families. (09/12)
From the Fall 2012 issue of the National NOW Times: After years of hard work, women should be able to count on an economically secure retirement. But the truth is that many older women have barely enough to get by. (09/12)
From the Fall 2012 issue of the National NOW Times: Since 1998, NOW Foundation's annual event promoting positive body images has taken place each fall -- this year on Oct. 17. (09/12)
From the Fall 2012 issue of the National NOW Times: Women's rights advocates want to make sure that long after we are gone, the feminist organizations that fought for our rights will still be working hard to open doors for the next generation. (09/12)
From the Fall 2012 issue of the National NOW Times: NOW's annual conference featured a wide range of enlightening sessions as well as a Mothers and Caregivers Summit co-organized by the NOW Foundation and the Institute for Women's Policy Research. (09/12)
Help spread the Love Your Body message. Order copies of the winning 2012 Love Your Body poster. Designs from previous years, postcards and magnets are available, too (08/12)