On Equal Pay Day, NOW Reaffirms Commitment to Closing Gender-Race Wage Gap
The larger the gap, the larger the price a woman pays at the end of her working years. This Equal Pay Day is a reminder that we need to get real about policies that will close the gender-race wage gap. Women make up two thirds of low-wage workers–like home health aides, child care workers, and restaurant servers–so it is imperative that we make the minimum wage a living wage.
AZ NOW Legislative ACTION ALERT 4-1-17
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SB1367 passed the House on 3/29 by a vote of 34-22-4 as amended. The amendment makes those clinical staff reporting violations at least be present in the room when it allegedly happened. The amendment also added that if rapid neonatal resuscitation is complied with and further treatment will only prolong the act of dying, doctors dont have to do it…
Press Conf: Equal Pay Day April 4, 2017
Women in Arizona lose over $6 billion dollars every year because of the gender pay gap or $7,000 per woman per year. The City of Phoenix has issued a proclamation regarding Equal Pay Day which is the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.
AZ NOW Legislative Action Alert 3-25-17
There are only two committee hearings. The extension of time for TANF cash assistance and SNAP (food stamp) benefits in HB2372 is hotly contested with Democrats opposing the harsh conditions imposed on beneficiaries…
AZ NOW Legislative Alert 3-17-17
If you only do a few, please consider doing SB1367, SB1355 and SB1422 as they focus on women’s right specifically. Spread far and wide…
AZ NOW Legislative Alert 2-26-17
Thank you Dianne Post for bringing us timely reports on what’s going on in AZ Legislature!
AZ NOW Legislative Alert 2-26-17
Now that the deadline has passed for hearing bills in the house of origin, the list of bills I’m following has decreased. But the need for action gets more desperate as the bad bills get closer to passage and the good ones run out of time. There is something for everyone (and against you too) in this list.
Spread far and wide. Thanks for all you do.
AZ NOW Legislative Alert 2-18-17
The need for action gets more desperate as the bad bills get closer to passage and the good ones run out of time. There is something for everyone (and against you too) in this list…
Inez Casiano/Central Phoenix NOW Legislative Alerts Jan 21
During the Arizona legislative session you can count on Dianne Post’s reports to give you the unfiltered briefs targeted to the issues you’re willing to take action on…
NOW Frequently Asked Questions
NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life…
Inez Casiano/ Central Phoenix NOW Actions
We need you now more than ever as the attack on women and other social groups is unfortunately strong against all of us. We appreciate your membership and involvement…
Women’s March on Washington: AZ counts 9 Sister Marches… so far.
Women’s Marches Planned for all 50 States and More Than 40 Other Global Cities Grassroots Efforts from Sydney to Atlanta Could Top 1 Million Participants Organizing for Freedom and Democracy for All…
AZ Safety Pin Nation Vigil & 5 Women’s March on Washington
Safety Pin Nation is having a vigil on January 20th at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix…
