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… 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… 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… 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