national organization for women

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English - English
the full name of now. U.S. women's rights organization. It was founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan to promote equal rights for women, particularly in the area of employment. With some 500,000 members (both women and men) and 550 chapters, it addresses, through lobbying and litigation, issues such as child care, pregnancy leave, and abortion and pension rights. In the 1970s its major concern was passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, though the amendment failed in 1982. NOW has been more successful at the state level, where it has lobbied for state equal rights amendments and comparable-worth (equal pay for equal work) legislation
NOW
national organization for women

    Hyphenation

    Na·tion·al or·ga·ni·za·tion for wo·men

    Turkish pronunciation

    näşnıl ôrgınızeyşın fôr wîmın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnasʜnəl ˌôrgənəˈzāsʜən ˈfôr ˈwəmən/ /ˈnæʃnəl ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən ˈfɔːr ˈwɪmən/
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