Constitutional Equality

by | Feb 16, 2012 | Our Top Priorities | 0 comments

Equality in pay, job opportunities, political structure, social security and education will remain an elusive dream without a guarantee of equality in the U.S. Constitution. The progress we have made — and must continue to make — towards women’s equality can be lost...

LGBTQ Rights

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NOW is committed to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all areas, including employment, housing, public accommodations, health services, child custody and military policies. NOW is committed to educational efforts that combat the...

Economic Justice

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NOW advocates for wide range of economic justice issues affecting women, from the glass ceiling to the sticky floor of poverty. These include welfare reform, livable wages, job discrimination, pay equity, housing, social security and pension reform, and much more.<...

Violence Against Women

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NOW is unique in its approach to the issue of violence against women, emphasizing that there are many interrelated aspects to the issue — domestic violence; sexual assault; sexual harassment; violence at abortion clinics; hate crimes across lines of gender,...

Reproductive Rights and Justice

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NOW affirms that reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not mere matters of choice. NOW fully supports access to safe and legal abortion, to effective birth control and emergency contraception, to reproductive health services and education for all...

Annual Essay Contest

by | Feb 11, 2012 | Archive | 0 comments

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Because of the problems with the email account, morriscountynow@hotmail.com, used for submission, the deadline is extended to March 23 for email submissions. The Morris County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) invites middle...

Our Meetings

by | Feb 8, 2012 | Meeting | 0 comments

Where We Meet Chapter meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM at the Morris Plains Community Center, 51 Jim Fear Drive, Morris Plains. < Chapter meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM at the Morris Plains Community...