NOW and Violence Against Women

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, sexuality and race; the gender bias in our judicial system that further victimizes survivors of violence; and the violence of poverty emphasized by the radical right's attacks on poor women and children — all of which result from society's attitudes toward women and efforts to "keep women in their place."

Related issues: Sexual Harassment

General Information:

• Together We Can Stop the Violence
• The Violence Against Women Act: Celebrating 10 Years of Prevention (Fall 2004)
• Violence Against Women in the United States: Statistics

Latest News

• School Shooters Target Girls, Point to Larger Problem of Violence Against Women (10/06)
• NOW Continues Campaign to End Violence Against Women in Juarez, Mexico | En Español(10/06)
• Media Put Accuser on Trial in Duke Rape Case (06/16)
• Your Calls Helped Ensure VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06)
• Call Senators Today to Restore VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06)
• VAWA Passes in Congress, Ready for President's Signature (12/05)
• VAWA 2005 Ready To Be Passed By Congress (12/05)
• Stop Violence Against Women: Updates on VAWA and the Army Sexual Assault Database (12/05)
• NOW Demands End to Violence Against Women in Juarez, Mexico (12/05)
• Stop the Killing of the Women of Juarez Toolkit (12/05)
• Take Action: Stop Violence Against Women (11/05)
• Army to Institute Dangerous Sexual Assault Database (11/05)
• Sign Our Petition: VAWA passes the Senate: Its fate is now in the hands of a House/Senate Conference Committee (10/05)
• "North Country" Illustrates Woman's Brave Fight Against Violence, Sexual Harassment (10/05)

• Hollywood Gets it Right (10/05)
• Gonzales Ruling Endangers Women and Children (9/05)
• Congress Slow to Pass Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (9/05)
• Supreme Court Leaves Women More Vulnerable to Domestic Violence (6/05)
• NOW Supports Real Assistance for Women Escaping Family Violence and Poverty (6/05)
• VAWA 2005: New Prevention Initiatives Address the Needs and Fears of Young People and Work to Break the Cycle of Violence (Spring 2005)
• VAWA 2005 Could Curb Violence in Girls' Lives (5/05)
• April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (3/05)
• Advocates: Get Ready for the Third Round of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (2/05)
• Rape Survivors' Health and Future Traded Away (1/05)

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