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Title : National Organization for Women (NOW ) and MADRE

National Organization for Women (NOW ) and MADRE

There are various women organization today worldwide that have their own objectives , strategies and philosophies with a vision of achieving certain stated objectives . This will discuss two Women (NOW ) and MADRE both of which are women organizations that are on the forefront in fighting for human rights especially those rights that concern women

The National Organization for Women (NOW ) is a women 's rights organization consisting of more than

500 ,000 memberships and it is the largest feminist organization in United States . In addition NOW have more than 500 contributing members in both campus and local affiliates from the districts from the District of Columbia as well as in the remaining 50 states in United States . The National Organization for Women was founded in Washington , D .C on June 30 , 1966 . Among those who established NOW were people who had attended a conference on the women status . The first president of NOW , Betty Friedan , an author of the feminine Mystique was also among its 28 founders . Others include the Episcopal priest and the late Rev . Pauli Murray . In 1960s , NOW played a major role especially in establishing a number of women 's movements in United States . Today , NOW is focused on advocating for Women 's right through offering various roles for them in America (Barakso , 24-28

NOW has various goals that it champions to achieve as the organization strives on to fight for the right of women in United States . One of its goals is the equality in the American 's constitutional Amendment . This equality concerns that of pay , political structure , education , job opportunities and social security to be provided for women in United States among others . Reproductive issues are quite serious when it comes to women . The organization approves the access for emergency contraception , birth control , safe and legal abortion , education as well as other reproductive services to be provided to women . Any attempts to restrict these right regarding women in United States by means of regulation , legislation or constitutional amendments one often opposed by the organization . Another goal that NOW attempts to achieve relates to the issue of Racism on women . The organization fights hard in to eliminate issues such as sex and race discrimination as may be inflicted on women of color in United States (http /www .now .org /organization /faq .html . The organization is also committed in trying to fight off the barriers to justice and equality which are often created as a result of racism . It does so by fighting for the right to provide fair and equal employment opportunities for all women of color in United States . Another goal that NOW strives to achieve is the rights for lesbians in America . NOW commits itself

in fighting against discrimination that most lesbians in United States face as a result of their gender identity and sexual orientation in issues that concern housing , health services , employment...

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