By Tralonne Shorter Senior Advocacy & Policy Associate for Racial Justice and Civil Rights, YWCA USA On September 16th, I was honored to join hundreds of fellow social justice advocates who converged in Washington, DC for the conclusion of the NAACP’s “Journey for Justice March.” For more than forty days, the cadre… Continue Reading The Journey for Justice for Every Woman
YWCA USA staff had the opportunity to attend a talk at Turner4D about the women’s movement in the 21st century. The talk featured experts in the history and progress of the women’s movement both domestically and internationally. Celinda Lake of Lake Research and Partners covered the public perceptions of the women’s movement in the US.… Continue Reading Equal Pay Is At the Forefront of the Women’s Movement
By Jelena Kolic Staff Attorney, Legal Momentum As of late, Kerry Washington and her purple purse are inseparable. Those who think that she is favoring the purse because it goes well with her outfits should think again: far from making a fashion statement, Ms. Washington has been using it to foster public awareness of the fact… Continue Reading The Power of the Purse: Why Ending Economic Abuse is Vital to Eliminating Domestic Violence
By Shelley Halstead, J.D. Reproductive Justice Fellow, National Center for Lesbian Rights We often hear the figure that women still earn 78 cents to a man’s dollar. However, what that figure fails to capture is how many other factors contribute to an even more significant disparity for some women. Woman of color face even more pay inequity,… Continue Reading Economic Justice Can Help Undo Economic Violence
By Danielle Marse-Kapr Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate, Economic Empowerment, YWCA USA Domestic violence and all violence against women is reliant on a system of inequality that devalues women while artificially elevating men. This imbalance is particularly stark when it comes to economic inequality between men and women. By now, we’ve all heard that women… Continue Reading #WorkAgainstViolence: Economic Violence