On the Record

September 28 is International Safe Abortion Day.  This observance began in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 as a day of action for decriminalization of abortion.  The date was chosen to commemorate the passing of the Law of Free Birth passed by Read more …

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes  The United Nations established International Equal Pay Day on September 18, 2020, to accelerate the realization of the principle of “equal pay for equal work of equal value” and ensure recognition Read more …

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes   September 17 is Voter Registration Day, America’s largest nonpartisan civic holiday–dedicated to celebrating our democracy and activating citizens.  Since it began in 2012, National Voter Regist Read more …

The fight to achieve pay equity for women and LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly women of color, is an integral platform of NOW’s intersectional issues agenda. August 28 has been designated #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay to raise awareness about the Native Haw Read more …

Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” in 1973 to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The movement to recognize this date began on the 50th anniversary of the Read more …

International Youth Day is observed on August 12 every year to bring issues of importance to youth to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in building a culture of nonviolence, promoting peace, Read more …

August 7 is Moms’ Equal Pay Day when we call out the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. Numbers don’t lie—and the facts are appalling.  Moms working full-time, year-round are paid 71 cents and all earners (including part-time Read more …

The month of July was designated as Disability Pride Month to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed on July 26, 1990. The first celebration was a Disability Pride Day that year in Boston, and Chicago hosted Read more …

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is one of those yearly observances we don’t celebrate as a holiday—it’s more of a reminder, a marker, a warning. On this day, we calculate the extent of the disgraceful pay inequity that Black women face in the U.S.  This da Read more …

Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964—one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history. Here’s a link to President Johnson’s historic speech on that occasion.  But watching it Read more …