National Organization for Women
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a women's rights organization founded in 1966.
Abbr.: NOW
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▪ American organization
American activist organization (founded 1966) that promotes equal rights for women.
The National Organization for Women was established by a small group of feminists who were dedicated to actively challenging sex discrimination in all areas of American society but particularly in employment. The organization is composed of both men and women, and in the late 20th century it had some 250,000 members.
Among the issues that NOW addresses by means of lobbying and litigation are child care, pregnancy leave, and abortion and pension rights. Its major concern during the 1970s was passage of a national
Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution; the amendment failed to gain ratification in 1982. NOW has also campaigned for such issues as passage of state equal rights amendments and comparable-worth (
comparable worth) legislation (equal pay for work of comparable value) and has met with greater success on the state level.
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