YWCA USA applauds the Department of Labor (DOL) for proposing the long overdue and much needed regulations to expand overtime protections to 5 million workers across the country, with 56… Continue Reading Statement in Support of Dept. of Labor Overtime Regulations
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… 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… 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… Continue Reading #WorkAgainstViolence: Economic Violence
By Jane Lee Communications & Outreach Associate, YWCA of Queens The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women launched its year-long Beijing+20 Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! campaign on… Continue Reading YWCA of Queens Attends UN Women Global Launch of Beijing+20