Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber, leader of the Recall Persky Campaign is recalling rape culture across the country and holding both elected officials and individuals in leadership accountable. Please join the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for Women in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Office of Engagement for Women for an evening with…
PA NOW is proud to be a 2018 Sponsor of FearlessCon! FearlessCon, or The Fearless Conference, is the brainchild of Melissa Alam, a first-generation Bangladeshi-American and multi-passionate entrepreneur based out of Philadelphia. After seeing a void in the city when it came to resources, events and spaces for diverse, millennial women in Philadelphia, she knew…
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Join Pennsylvania NOW on Sunday, September 23, 2018, for a special event honoring civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred. This commemorative event celebrates Ms. Allred’s unwavering commitment as a champion for justice and we are proud to be a sponsor! Attendees will enjoy a lively afternoon of robust networking and a moderated interview with Ms.…
Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay. When compared to White, non-Hispanic men, Black/African American women earn only $.63 (cents) on the $1 nationally. This means the typical Black woman must work until August 2018 to be paid what the typical White man was paid at the end of December 2017. That is a loss of over a…
Join Pennsylvania NOW, NOW-endorsed candidates and elected officials, and other activists and supporters committed to a multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to achieving gender justice for a happy hour in support of PA NOW on Thursday, August 30th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Philadelphia Distilling! Since our founding in 1966, NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional…
Please join the Delaware County Chapter of NOW for a Meet & Greet with Congressional Candidate, Mary Gay Scanlon! There will be light refreshments, great networking, and a chance to ask questions important to the missions of NOW!
In partnership with Moving Philly Forward, Indivisible Philadelphia and Turn PA Blue, we’re kicking off the summer by hosting an informal meet-and-greet with three exciting Democratic candidates on June 20th (and all of them are women and endorsed by NOW!): Elizabeth Fiedler, Candidate for PA State House in the 184th Katie Muth, Candidate for PA…
HB 2050 is planned for final passage on Monday, April 16th or Tuesday, April 17. There may be a veto majority in favor of the bill, so we need you to call your State Representatives NOW and tell them to vote NO on HB 2050. We must #StopPABans!
It’s International Anti-Street Harassment Week and feminist street art collective Pussy Division is raising awareness of street harassment across Philadelphia by distributing a newspaper, The Philadelphia Man.The newspaper includes articles on street harassment as well as comics and horoscopes. There is even an obituaries section showcasing men whose careers are dead due to the sexual assault…
