If an extraordinary woman like Michelle Obama can speaks openly about the painful racism she endured as First Lady, can you imagine how racism effects the everyday woman. As a CEO of a nonprofit, I have had the opportunity to have many conversations with women all over the country about how racism – spoken and… Continue Reading Racism can cut deeply no matter who you are

STATEMENT BY YWCA USA CEO ALEJANDRA Y. CASTILLO “Domestic violence continues to be an epidemic impacting one in four women in the United States. One of the primary reasons domestic violence continues at this pace is because abusers face little to no accountability for their actions. Often, they are protected by other people in power,… Continue Reading YWCA USA: Stop Allowing Abuse