The YWCA core advocacy issues reflect our mission and the values of our organization.   Our core advocacy issues are:

• Affirmative Action
• CEDAW: The Treaty for the Rights of Women
• Childcare and Early Education
• Hate Crimes
• Health Care
• Increasing Women's Income
  • Budgetary Policy
  • Equal Pay
  • Minimum Wage
  • Social Security
  • Tax Policy
  • Welfare Reform
• Racial Justice
  • Immigration and Immigrant Rights
  • Judicial Nominations
  • Voter Protection
• Reproductive Rights and Health
• Violence Against Women
  • Victims of Crime Act Fund (VOCA)
  • Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)