Racial Justice & Gender Equity

In partnership with United Way of Bexar County and San Antonio, our project builds on YWCA San Antonio’s equity and advocacy program, to create awareness about
wage inequality which disproportionately impacts women of color.

Learn more about how women of color in San Antonio are still underpaid! Visit the Wage Gap page here. 

Wage Gap

We won’t rest until Justice Just Is. Learn more here.

2022 STAND AGAINST RACISM CHALLENGE

Launching April 4th, The Stand Against Racism Challenge is a virtual learning tool designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership.

Participants will download the Stand Against Racism App for their phone/tablet or log into the challenge website and are then presented with 21 days of impactful challenges such as reading an article, listening to a podcast, reflecting on personal experience, and more.

Participation in an activity like this helps us to discover how racial injustice and social injustice impact our community, connect with one another, and identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination. 

To register click here:

https://www.ywcachallenge.org/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x24169abcd

2022 RETO CONTRA EL RACISMO

A partir del 4 de abril se lanza el RETO Contra el Racismo, que es una herramienta de aprendizaje virtual diseñado para crear tiempos y espacios que permitan desarrollar hábitos de justicia social más efectivos, particularmente aquellos que involucran cuestiones de raza, poder, privilegio y liderazgo.

Los participantes descargarán la aplicación Stand Against Racism en su teléfono/tableta o también pueden iniciar sesión en el sitio web del reto y la partir de ahí se presentarán 21 días de desafíos impactantes, como leer un artículo, escuchar un podcast, reflexionar sobre su experiencia personal y más.

La participación en una actividad como esta nos ayuda a descubrir cómo las injusticias raciales y sociales impactan a nuestra comunidad, ayúdandonos a conectarnos entre sí e identificar formas de desmantelar el racismo y otras formas de discriminación.

Para registrarse darle click aquí:

https://www.ywcachallenge.org/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x24169abcd

YWCA San Antonio received a grant of $100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Global Grand Challenges” program to elevate diverse voices and broaden the national conversation about racism, poverty, and economic
mobility.

The project titled, “Why Can’t They Just…” will consist of a multimedia public awareness campaign involving videos of days in the lives of women of color working in hospitality, caregiving, and food service industries in the city. Videos and stories provided by these individuals will answer the questions often posed by those who misunderstand the causes of poverty, such as “Why can’t they just get a job? …or go back to school? …or take better care of their health?”

The project was chosen as an example of new ways to bring personal stories to life to help others better understand why people fall into or remain stuck in poverty and what the obstacles are to building and maintaining economic security.

Read the full press release here: YWCA Gates Press Release Final

The work of racial justice must include having conversations and engaging in community dialogue about racial injustice in our community. Check out our podcast to stay on top of our conversations on gender and race: https://anchor.fm/ywcasa

About this event

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