By Katie Stanton Social Media and Online Engagement Manager, YWCA USA It’s with great interest that I’ve followed the media storm surround the release of the Shriver Center’s newest report, A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink. Over 3,000 adults were polled, including low-income women, to find out their views and opinions on “the… Continue Reading A Woman’s Nation: Helping Women Find Opportunity
By Chai Jindasurat New York City Anti-Violence Project As we reflect during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’d like to take a moment to lift up the work of advocates and organizers in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities who have championed the cause of ending intimate partner violence (IPV) in LGBTQ communities. Intimate… Continue Reading Intimate Partner Violence and the LGBTQ Community
By Sarah Dugan YWCA Bergen’s healingSPACE Violence begins with oppression, and oppression is motivated by power. In society, there is one specific group that holds power: white men. This is not to say that all white men purposefully maintain positions of power over other groups of people; rather, this power is a privilege that was… Continue Reading Giving Women a Voice
Erin McCarthy and Sangeetha Shivaji Board Members, YWCA Greensboro Domestic violence-related deaths are a growing problem in the greater Greensboro community. The most recent victim? Guilford County Schools teacher Laurissa Armstrong, who was shot outside her apartment on Aug. 29, her husband found dead shortly afterwards. Laurissa had requested a domestic violence protection order two times… Continue Reading Understanding Domestic Violence: How the Community Can Help
By Qudsia Jafree Senior Policy & Advocacy Associate, Racial Justice and Civil Rights This week, the U.S. has been involved in an important, nationwide conversation about racial profiling and civil rights. This conversation has involved voices from every side of the political and social spectrum, discussing everything from Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law and when/to… Continue Reading Some Things to Remember as We Talk about Race, Identity and Trayvon Martin