Last month we held our 11th annual Stand Against Racism, focused on discussing media, race, and gender. Learn what our expert panelists had to say about breaking down barriers to representation in media.

YWCA supports the reproductive freedom of all people to make fundamental decisions about whether and when to have children. We must use this moment to declare our vision for what full rights look like for all of us, for our children, and for generations to come.

Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes is a trailblazing inspiration to generations of Black athletes and the featured speaker of YWCA’s upcoming event, Winning Within: Resilience, Mental Health & the Next Generation.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th justice for the Supreme Court of the United States, making her the first Black woman appointed to the Court.

In 2020, YWCA decided to replace the phrase "people of color" in our communications with the umbrella term BIPOC. As a term, BIPOC centers the specific discrimination experienced by Black and Indigenous people.

We're excited to announce our upcoming 2022 events, including: the 11th Annual Stand Against Racism, Winning Within with Dominique Dawes, and the Bertha Pitts Campbell Equity Awards.