Center for Race & Gender Equity

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Race & Gender Equity provides training, organizes events, engages in advocacy, and builds community around the vision of a world in which all women and girls, especially women and girls of color, have equitable access to personal and professional opportunities, free from racial injustice.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

YWCA USA’s Week Without Violence, October 18-23
Join us for the 2021 Equity Awards Luncheon, Friday, November 5

What We Do

Advocacy

YWCA focuses our advocacy work on racial justice, inclusion & equity, health & safety, and economic empowerment & education.

Action Conversations on Race

On the third Wednesday of every month, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh presents a panel discussion with local leaders and experts dedicated to racial justice.

Racial Justice Education

We provide a variety of workshops that meet the training needs of corporate, nonprofit, education, and community sectors.

21-Day Challenge

Tools and resources to help discover how racial and gender injustice impacts our communities, and to help identify ways to dismantle inequities.