The Affordable Care Act and Women
By Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy and Policy, YWCA USA March 23, 2011, marked the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yet polls show that less than 47% of Americans know how it...
View Article#HERvotes Blog Carnival: Women and Health Care
YWCA USA is a partner in HERvotes, a coalition of leading women’s organizations focused on mobilizing women voters in 2012 around preserving women’s Health and Economic rights (HERrights.) This post is...
View ArticleAction Alert: Tell Congress to Extend Unemployment Insurance Benefits
The holiday season is here. Many people have family, food, and shopping on their minds. Yet, 1.8 million people are thinking of something else. They are wondering how they will take care of their...
View ArticleThe Affordable Care Act Turns 2 – No Baby Step for Women
by Gloria Lau Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA The second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is this Friday, March 23. Thanks to the ACA, more than 20 million American women will have access...
View ArticleA Good Job for Every Woman
by Kelli Owens Government Relations and Public Policy Director, YWCA Northeast Regional Council Today, April 17, is Pay Equity Day. Discussions abound about how women have or have not cracked the...
View ArticleWhy is the U.S. Senate Playing Politics with Violence Against Women?
by Gloria Lau Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA As an organization dedicated to improving the lives of all women and as the largest provider of battered women’s shelters and domestic violence services...
View ArticleTragedy in Springfield, Mass.: When VAWA and Local Domestic Violence Intersect
by Mary Reardon Johnson Executive Director, YWCA of Western Massachusetts Officer down! Around the city of Springfield, Mass., sirens blare, lights flash, emergency vehicles screech and news media are...
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