We've got issues!

Montgomery County NOW keeps you Up-to-date on matters that affect your daily life

We've got issues! This line headed an article in the March issue of From NOW On, our chapter newsletter, highlighting the issues that most affect women of Montgomery County, as described at the recent Women's Legislative Briefing. These were the issues, economic as well as social, that were debated during the legislative session in Annapolis. From NOW On tracks bills of importance to women and gives you complete information on how to contact all legislators and public officials.

From NOW On reports on matters of importance in the County, such as the sex education debate, in which members of MC NOW's board sat in on meetings of the advisory committee drawing up the new curriculum. They also attended a town meeting of groups opposed to comprehensive sex education, reporting back to MC NOW.

From NOW On also covers significant national and international news of women. A recent issue described a campaign to stop stoning death of women in Iran.

Montgomery County NOW continues 35 years of activism

Since 1972, Montgomery County NOW has lobbied and demonstrated in support of women on every issue of importance including, foremost, the Equal Rights Amendment and Roe vs. Wade. The chapter also

• Helped write the MC and state handbooks on the treatment of rape victims;
• Helped pass legislation to remove gender bias from state documents;
• Recommended that MC adopt a gender-neutral curriculum emphasizing female role models, abilities and accomplishments.
• Compiled and distributed widely a bibliography of non-sexist children's books;
• Lobbied MC as a member of the Pay Equity Coalition, resulting in the adoption of a gender-neutral job evaluation process for its employees;
• Effectively initiated MD judicial investigations and encouraged sensitivity training and compassionate courtroom behavior;
• Lobbied MD General Assembly for campaign finance reform, reproductive health funding, and meaningful economic changes, including the living wage on both a county and state level;
• Lobbied MC investigation of domestic violence shelter and actively participated in development of legislation offering additional funding and mandatory community oversight.

Join Montgomery County NOW. Continue the tradition.