Core Issues

Constitutional Equality

NOW strongly supports the Equal Rights Amendment and prioritizes equal protection for women in the United States Constitution.

Economic Justice

NOW advocates for a wide range of economic justice issues, women’s freedom, and success that intersect with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and other systems of oppression.

Ending Violence Against Women

NOW recognizes violence against women as a systemic and interconnected injustice rooted in oppressive structures and harmful attitudes. We challenge the cultural norms and institutional barriers that allow it to persist—and call for accountability, safety, and dignity for all women.

LGBTQIA+ Rights

NOW commits to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and promotes an inclusive future for all.

Racial Justice

NOW continues to fight for equal opportunities for women of color in all areas, including employment, education & health care.

Reproductive Rights and Justice

NOW fully champions safe and legal abortion, affordable and effective birth control and other contraception, reproductive health education for all, and access to reproductive healthcare.