by Danielle Desrosiers Direct Care Supervisor, Survivor Outreach and Advocacy Services, YWCA Western Massachusetts An open letter to the YWCA community and beyond: I am writing to you as a member of our… Continue Reading An Opportunity to Make a Difference
By Patricia Glaser Shea President and CEO, YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee Nearly nine months ago, domestic violence victim advocates stood proudly in front of the Metro Courthouse as our… Continue Reading Men have the power to end violence against women
By Anna J. Weick Administrative Assistant, YWCA Cambridge “[Prisons] are not places for human beings with spirits inside of them” – Andrea James In the past 30 years, women have become… Continue Reading Women & Incarceration: A Crucial Conversation in Cambridge and Beyond
By Yumhee Park Program Assistant for the Health and Reproductive Rights Department, National Women’s Law Center Which of these is not like the other? Amelia Earhart, aviator. Virginia Woolf, novelist. Frida… Continue Reading Women’s History Month 2014: Celebrating The Nameless, The Faceless, The Invisible
By Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy, YWCA USA It’s that time of year again. Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) from around the world, Representatives of Member States and UN entities have arrived… Continue Reading Live from the 58th UN Commission on the Status of Women