On March 28, the National Organization for Women (NOW) endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. From the statement of NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy:
http://www.now.org/...
[Senator Clinton] has a long history of support for women's empowerment, and her public record is a testimony to her leadership on issues important to women in the U.S. and around the globe. She has eloquently articulated the need for full economic, political and social equality for women in every institution of society, taking action throughout her career — as a lawyer, community leader, First Lady, Senator and candidate for the presidency — to advance the civil and human rights of women and girls.
NOW's support does not end with an endorsement, they have started a political action committee to support her campaign, also from Grady's statement:
NOW PAC's "Make History With Hillary," campaign will organize and energize women's rights supporters across the country — urging women and men across this nation to stand up and say "I'm Ready" for a woman president — for this woman president.
Here is a link to their PAC: http://www.nowpacs.org/...
The PAC website includes an issues page, presenting these issues as reasons to support Hillary Clinton:
- Saving the Courts
- Preserving Birth Control/Abortion Rights/Reproductive Justice
- Advancing Economic Justice
- Promoting Civil Rights and Ending Racism
- Advancing Health Care for All
- Ending Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
- Stopping Violence Against Women
- Ending the Iraq War
In case you've never heard of NOW, here is description from the "about" page of their website:
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.
http://www.now.org/...