Thank you to Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce for highlighting YWCA Utah CEO Liz Owens for Women’s History Month and sharing the stories and advice that Liz brings to women’s issues. Credit: https://slchamber.com/liz-owens-of-ywca-utah/ Liz Owens of YWCA Utah — Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women During March, the Salt Lake Chamber is highlighting influential women in… Continue Reading SL Chamber Highlights CEO of YWCA Utah
We honor International Women’s Day by sharing this year’s theme to “Break the Bias,” an idea that all women, especially those of color and part of the LGBTQ community, are deserving of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women, so we take today to give room to women… Continue Reading Happy International Women’s Day
Meet Liz Owens! Liz currently serves as CEO of YWCA Utah where she leads the organization in meeting their mission of “eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.” She is a womanist, feminist, multi-racial, multi-cultural woman of color from Provo, Utah. She serves as a community educator, gender justice and… Continue Reading Liz Owens Spotlight on ShePlace
The 2022 General Session has been off to a great start! Over 300 bills have been filed with many more to come. We are here to keep you informed on bills that fall within YWCA Utah’s policy priority areas: child care, domestic & sexual violence, housing, mental health, racial & gender equity, and reproductive health. Here’s… Continue Reading 2022 Legislative Session – January Recap
FOREWORD Happy 2022 from YWCA Utah. Racial equity is a state of social change that seeks to eliminate racial disparities by an ongoing and intentional practice of changing policies, systems, and structures. Our Learn More. Do More. newsletter is dedicated to continued learning and exploration of ways to take action in racial equity and social justice work. From podcasts to books,… Continue Reading Advancing Racial Equity – Learn More. Do More.