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DuPage County NOW DuPage County NOW is the local Illinois chapter of the National Organization for Women.

NOW is the largest, most comprehensive feminist advocacy group in the United States. NOW is one of the few multi-issue progressive organizations in the United States. NOW is a non-profit grassroots organization that stands against all oppression, recognizing that racism, sexism and homophobia are interrelated, that other forms of oppression such as classism and ableism work together with these three to keep power and privilege concentrated in the hands of a few. NOW's top 6 priority issues are:

* Advancing Reproductive Freedom
* Promoting Diversity and Ending Racism
* Stopping Violence Against Women
* Winning LGBT Rights
* Achieving Constitutional Equality
* Ensuring Economic Justice

Here are some additional issues NOW supports:

* Affirmative Action
* Disability Rights
* Family/Family Law
* Fighting the Right
* Global Feminism
* Health
* Immigration
* Judicial Nominations
* Legislation
* Marriage Equality
* Media Activism
* Mothers/Caregivers Economic Rights
* Working for Peace
* Social Security
* Supreme Court
* Title IX/Education
* Welfare
* Women-Friendly Workplace
* Women in the Military
* Young Feminist Programs

How Does NOW Take Action?

* Educating the public and media about the status of
and threats to women's rights
* Organizing rallies, protests, demonstrations and
marches of all sizes
* Protesting businesses that mistreat women and
people of color
* Lobbying for and writing laws that promote full
equality for women
* Registering new voters and inspiring them to get to
the polls
* Recruiting and electing feminist candidates at all
levels of government
* Initiating and supporting lawsuits against violators
of women's rights
* Demanding fair and unbiased courts and judicial
nominees
* Working in coalition with progressive

09/03/2026

Thank you, Gloria, for showing the world what it means to speak up for women’s equality. Thank you for fighting for our rights so that every woman and every person can live with dignity, freedom, and equality.

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06/24/2026

Wow. This is fantastic!

Feminism NOW has won Best Member Engagement Podcast and Most Impactful Episode at this year's Timbre Awards!

Congratulations to our amazing hosts National NOW President Kim Villanueva and National NOW Vice President Rose Brunache for having thoughful and inspiring conversations about important topics!

DuPage County NOW will be joining Team Underwood in the Aurora Pride Parade. Lauren Underwood is endorsed by the Nationa...
06/08/2026

DuPage County NOW will be joining Team Underwood in the Aurora Pride Parade. Lauren Underwood is endorsed by the National NOW PAC and will be receiving an award at the National NOW conference. Please join us in supporting this excellent representative.

Join Team Underwood as we march in the annual Aurora Pride Parade!

05/10/2026
05/10/2026

Join the ⭐️Drive for Equality⭐️when it stops in Chicago this month! 💜🤍💛💚 https://drivingthevote.org

Address

1218 Old Naperville Road
Naperville, IL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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