We’re excited to welcome Anushay Hossain, author of The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women. This new, highly acclaimed book is described as "a meticulously researched exploration of the women's health crisis through real tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny." Our online Illinois NOW presentation hosted by the N/NW Suburban Chicago Chapter of NOW is on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m.  Co-sponsored by Compassion & Choices, the national nonprofit focused on improving care and expanding choice at end of life. Register at tinyurl.com/now-paingap. Anushay Hossain is a writer and a feminist policy analyst focusing [...]

All feminists are invited to the Illinois state conference of the National Organization for Women.  Open to all NOW members, but don't worry -- you can join or renew right at the door or on the Illinois NOW website. Here are full details and the link to register ... Join Illinois NOW for our first in-person conference since 2019! The theme is Rising to the Challenge and the date chosen is significant as it is Women’s Equality Day – the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Kicking off the day will be a special performance [...]