This is an excerpt: 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 families, put food on the table, and if they can afford any holiday toys for their children.

This is an excerpt: 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 families, put food on the table, and if they can afford any holiday toys for their children.

This is an excerpt: 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.)

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 is an excerpt: By Desiree HoffmanDirector of Advocacy and Policy, YWCA USAMarch 23, 2011, marked the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yet polls show that less than 47% of Americans know how it affects them.

This is an excerpt: By Desiree HoffmanDirector of Advocacy and Policy, YWCA USAMarch 23, 2011, marked the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yet polls show that less than 47% of Americans know how it affects them.

This is an excerpt: The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a startling report that shows women have lost ground in the job market in the two years since the recession officially ended in June 2009. According to NWLC, since the beginning of the recovery men have regained lost jobs, while women have gained no net jobs.

This is an excerpt: The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a startling report that shows women have lost ground in the job market in the two years since the recession officially ended in June 2009. According to NWLC, since the beginning of the recovery men have regained lost jobs, while women have gained no net jobs.

This is an excerpt: The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN), YWCA's partner in the SAVE Coalition, is hosting a conference call this Thursday, July 14, 2011, to update advocates on the debt and deficit negotiations in Washington.

This is an excerpt: This is an excerpt: The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN), YWCA's partner in the SAVE Coalition, is hosting a conference call this Thursday, July 14, 2011, to update advocates on the debt and deficit negotiations in Washington.

This is an excerpt: Last week, the YWCA turned tension into a teachable moment by creating a forum for positive thought leaders in the aftermath of the hurtful Psychology Today article by Satoshi Kanazawa titled “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?”

This is an excerpt: Last week, the YWCA turned tension into a teachable moment by creating a forum for positive thought leaders in the aftermath of the hurtful Psychology Today article by Satoshi Kanazawa titled “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?”

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA will host a free, live webinar entitled “Beauty and the Beholder: The Politics of Beauty and Image” to address the issue of Appearance-Based Discrimination. The webinar will explore the impact of discrimination based on looks for all women across the nation. The webinar will also focus on this issue within the context of the mission of the YWCA: Empowering Women and Eliminating Racism.

This is an excerpt: It took me a minute, but I’m glad she’s around. Some of you shake your head when you think of her, but something about her still commands your respect and maybe even your secret adoration. Who is “She?”

This is an excerpt: I hope that they got the message that cutting CCDBG (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act) and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) is not the answer. These cuts are going to impact our women and children in our communities. It will create more unemployment and we still have not recovered from the recession.

This is an excerpt: My name is Mikeya Jackson-Harper and I am a Junior at Washington State University who is majoring in Sociology and Digital Technology and Culture. This is my first time attending the YWCA National Conference USA in Washington, D.C.

This is an excerpt: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke out against cuts and elimination of government programs that serve women yesterday at the YWCA and Feminist Majority's "Women, Money and Power" Summit Luncheon in Washington, D.C.In addition to Pelosi, luncheon speakers included

This is an excerpt: Live Stream from 2011 "Women, Money and Power" Summit in Washington, D.C., April 7-9, 2011

This is an excerpt: Every news station in America right now is leading with the possibility of a government shutdown. The chasm between the two sides appears to be growing rather than moving toward agreement.

This is an excerpt: Join young women like yourselves for a special "30 and Under" Meetup this Friday night, April 8, during our 2011 YWCA National Conference in Washington, D.C. Watch this space for updates!