by Miriam Barnett CEO of the YWCA Pierce County No big deal. It’s just a bathroom. Right? That is exactly how I would have responded if someone asked me about our bathrooms at the YWCA. Then I attended a workshop at the YWCA USA Annual Conference called “Addressing Issues of Gender Identity and Gender Expression.”… Continue Reading A New Perspective on Bathrooms
By Danielle Marse-Kapr Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate, Economic Empowerment, YWCA USA Earlier this week, 10 representatives from the YWCA joined over 1,000 attendees at the White House Summit on Working Families. As anticipated, the summit highlighted issues facing working parents – particularly mothers who do paid work. There was no shortage of clout in… Continue Reading White House Summit Highlights Issues Facing Working Families
By Katie Stanton YWCA USA Social Media Manager Eliminating racism is at the center of the YWCA’s mission. That’s why each year local associations participate in Stand Against Racism, a campaign and ongoing public conversation about race and equality. On April 25, the YWCA USA will support our local associations and their activities to unite to… Continue Reading Take a Stand Against Racism on April 25!
By Jean Carroll, President & CEO YWCA Rochester & Monroe County This is the fourth year the YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County has participated in the Stand Against Racism and we’ve got some pretty big plans this year. As you know, the Stand is an annual community-wide event to build awareness about racism. We… Continue Reading Join the YWCA Rochester & Monroe County to Stand Against Racism
By Vicky Dinges Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Allstate As I reflect on the tireless work of domestic violence advocates across the country, I’m especially proud of our partnership with the YWCA and the growing success of this year’s Purple Purse campaign. Your commitment to making a difference inspired more than 96,000 passes of our real… Continue Reading We Did It! More than 96,000 Purple Purses Passed to Help Domestic Violence Survivors