Then at the National Conference, the delegation approved this plan. Representatives from National NOW held weekly phone conferences that included California's state coordinator as well as the San Francisco chapter president who in turn held regular meeting with state and chapter activists. Membership and Funding Membership is open to men as well as women. One can join at the local, state or national level. Upon joining, members automatically belong to the national organization as well as their state's organization.
New members can affiliate with a local chapter or can even start a new one if none exists.
The organization also offers reduced dues and payment plans. NOW celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 1996 and is in its fourth decade as the largest feminist organization in the world. Its multipronged agenda for the twenty-first century is to build strong coalitions and to combat the regressive forces of the Right . From Ms .