Washington State’s Legislative Session ended on April 28, 2019.  This was the first time in a decade that the legislature did not have to go into special session.  A record number of bills (over 250) were passed during this session and as a result we have some good news...

Seattle NOW recently held their June member meeting on June 19th with guest speaker Chelsea Hendrickson who gave an enlightening and inspiring presentation on the epidemic our country faces regarding Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW). This issue hits especially close to home as Seattle leads the country with...

Few talk about the perfectly normal choice many women make to not have children. Join us and author Kate Kaufmann on May 6th for a lively discussion on the implications of non-parenthood. Do You Have Kids? is not a typical guide for finding solace in the midst of infertility or for consciously...

At our March member meeting, Seattle NOW was joined by Mara Lim with Days for Girls International (DfG) who gave an engaging presentation on the important work her organization does. The DfG mission is to “increase access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises,...

We have already passed by a few cut-off dates and session benchmarks, which means that NOW has few bills to track, follow and support and we can focus on priorities on a few key issues. The future critical dates for the passage of bills are listed below: Wednesday –...

WA State National Organization for Women Legislative Alert for January 29, 2017   The 2017 Legislative Session began on Monday, January 9, 2017 and is scheduled to end on Sunday, April 23, 2017. Friday, February 17 is the last day that bills in the house of origin to be...