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The '''National Organization for Women''' (NOW) is a [[liberal]]  [[feminist]] organization in the [[United States of America|United States]]. NOW was founded in 1966.  Its stated purpose—not necessarily its actual goal—is to ''take action to bring [[women]] into full participation in [[society]] — sharing [[equal rights]], responsibilities and opportunities with [[men]], while living free from [[discrimination]].''<ref>[http://www.now.org/about.html About NOW: We Want It All]</ref>

==NOW's Top Six Priority Issues==

NOW's priority issues are as follows:<ref>[http://www.now.org/about.html About NOW: We Want It All]</ref>

#Advancing Reproductive Freedom - NOW supports access to abortion and birth control 
#Promoting Diversity & Ending Racism
#Stopping Violence Against Women - NOW supports I-VAWA (International Violence Against Women Act, S. 2279). 
#Winning Lesbian Rights - NOW supports rights for Lesbians and [[same-sex marriage|equal marriage]]
#Achieving Constitutional Equality - NOW supports the [[Women's Equality Amendment]]
#Ensuring Economic Justice

== NOW Opposes Shared Parenting After Divorce ==

NOW has been described as "the largest organized group fighting shared parenting legislation," along with divorce attorneys. "Using these scare tactics, NOW has blocked shared parenting bills in several states [in 2006], including New York and Michigan."<ref>http://www.glennsacks.com/enewsletters/enews_8_1_06.htm</ref>

==NOW and the MSM==
"[[Tammy Bruce]] also noted how, as a NOW chapter president, any agenda she wanted was easily advanced by major newspapers.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/12092 Former NOW Chapter President Exposes Left's Media Agenda], Justin McCarthy, [[NewsBusters]], April 17, 2007</ref>

[[MSNBC]] reporter and syndicated talk show host [[Tamron Hall]] participated in events for NOW.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2007/08/28/msnbcs-tamron-hall-ive-participated-events-now MSNBC's Tamron Hall: I've Participated in Events for NOW], Mark Finkelstein, [[NewsBusters]], August 28, 2007</ref>

==I-VAWA==
I-VAWA (International Violence Against Women Act, [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.02279: S. 2279]). I-VAWA would create a new Office of Women's Global Initiatives that would control all foreign domestic-violence programs and funds in the Departments of State, Justice, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.<ref>[http://www.pseagles.com/Feminist_Abuse_of_Domestic_Violence_Laws Feminist Abuse of Domestic Violence Laws], [[Phyllis Schlafly]], November 28, 2007</ref>

==Women's Equality Amendment==
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced the Women's Equality Amendment in 2007. Leaders from NOW, Feminist Majority, the National Council of Women's Organizations and other feminist groups united with members of Congress to launch the joint resolutions.
Other members of Congress taking the lead on the new Women's Equality Amendment include: Sen. [[Barbara Boxer]] (D-Calif.), Rep. [[Jerrold Nadler]] (D-N.Y.), Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas), Rep. [[Hilda Solis]] (D-Calif.) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.).<ref>[http://www.now.org/issues/constitution/070612amendment.html New Push for Women's Constitutional Equality], June 12, 2007</ref>

==NOW vs Walmart==
NOW has always been a leader in the fight against Wal-Mart and tells shoppers "that every dime spent at Wal-Mart hurts a woman somewhere in this world." <ref>[http://www.now.org/issues/wfw/walmart_bigboxday_main.html Emergency Contraception Action at Wal-Mart]</ref>

==References==
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==External; Links==
*http://www.now.org/ Official Website

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