1. for every woman Monthly Legislative Update August 27, 2014

2. for every woman Agenda 1 Legislative UpdatesDomestic Violence Mission Impact GroupLegislative Priorities Survey UpdateNational Voter Registration DayLaunch of New Advocacy Platform on ywca.orgNext CallEqual Rights Amendment & Special Guest

3. for every woman Racial Profiling: Ferguson –Update from Department of Justice –Legislative –YWCA USA Response –Ways to Get Engaged Blog Action Alert Press/ OpEd Social Media @YWCAUSAYWCA.org Contact Tralonne Shorter with questions: tshorter@ywca.org tshorter@ywca.org 2

4. for every woman DV & Guns Take actions: 1.Sign on letter in support of S.2676 (Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014) 2.Email alerts 3.Op-eds and LTEs 4.Blog posts 3

5. for every woman DV Mission Impact Group Next call: Thursday, August 28, 4PM EDT Last Wednesday of each month, 4PM EDT Sign up for DV MIG LinkedIn for all updates 4

6. for every woman New Advocacy Platform on YWCA USA website Washington Update discontinued. Last edition: July 2014July 2014 Newly redesigned advocacy website. Official Launch: September 2, 2014 Features: –Stork Banks –Petitions –Spotlight on local association advocacy –Easy-to-use tools to contact your legislators and share action alerts with your networks –Add advocacy@ywca.org to your “safe senders” listadvocacy@ywca.org Contact Tralonne Shorter with any questions: tshorter@ywca.org tshorter@ywca.org 5

7. for every woman Legislative Survey Update Sample Question: The women served in safety programs are most often faced with the following systemic barriers to safety (rank): a.Inadequate financial opportunities b.Inadequate or lack of housing options c.Inadequate or lack of legal assistance/support d.Lack of adequate linguistic and culturally/religiously competent resources e.Inadequate access to quality, affordable childcare f.Inadequate access to quality, affordable eldercare 6 Watch for the survey in late September! Contact Danielle with any questions: dmarsekapr@ywca.orgdmarsekapr@ywca.org

8. for every woman National Voter Registration Day! The YWCA USA is excited to partner with Nonprofit VOTE for National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) 2014 on September 23, 2014! There is still time to sign up, visit NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org 7 YWCA Binghampton and Broome County YWCA Elgin YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County YWCA Greater Austin YWCA Greater Cleveland YWCA Greater Johnstown YWCA Greater Pittsburgh YWCA Lancaster YWCA Lewiston, ID-Clarkston, WA YWCA McLean County YWCA Mount Desert Island YWCA National Capital Area YWCA North Central Indiana YWCA of Boulder County YWCA of Great Falls YWCA of Greensboro YWCA of Kauai YWCA of Minneapolis YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee YWCA of Riverside County YWCA of Youngstown YWCA of Seattle | King | Snohomish YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts YWCA Titusville YWCA Tulsa YWCA USA YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester

9. for every woman National Voter Registration Day 2014 You will receive an “Organizer Toolkit” with information on how to conduct voter registration activities in your community once you sign up. Potential activities include: Registering staff and volunteers to vote Encouraging voters to update their voter registration cards Making voter registration forms available at your association Partnering with organizations to register voters on 09/23 For additional information or questions, please contact Holly Jones, Director of Association Services at hjones@ywca.org.hjones@ywca.org 8

10. for every woman Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. It was introduced in the Congress for the first time in 1923. In 1972, it passed both chambers in Congress and headed to state legislatures for ratification. 9

11. for every woman YWCA Historical Role in ERA 1920s Based on its experience with industrial women, the National Board of the YWCA, protested against the proposed “Equal Rights Amendment” in 1921. “Unjust discrimination against women, can be removed more effectively by working for more specific laws than blanket legislation.” In 1936, the National Board for the YWCA joined (8) other national women’s organizations to protest the ERA. 1970s When the 1970s women’s movement revived the push to ratify the ERA, the YWCA re- examined its long held position. At the 1973 Convention YWCA membership first voted to endorse the ERA. The National Board recommended that local associations be involved in an aggressive program to advance position of minority and low income women. Monitor progress toward ERA and its ratification; and partner with women’s organizations to advance ERA. 10

12. for every woman Current Federal State of Play – Traditional ERA bills Pending Senate Bill Senator Menendez (D-NJ); Senate Joint Resolution 10 17 Co-Sponsors Pending in Senate Judiciary An amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women Senate version wording slightly different than House. Pending House Bill Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY); House Joint Resolution 56 175 Co-Sponsors Pending in House Judiciary “Women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” 11

13. for every woman Current Federal State of Play – Three State Approach Bills Senate version Senator Cardin (D-MD) SJ Res 15 35 Co-Sponsors 2 Republicans: *Kirk (IL) and Murkowksi (AK) Three State Solution Approach Legislation eliminates the time limit for ratification of the ERA House version Congresswoman Speier (D-CA) HJ Res 113 143 Co-Sponsors Three State Solution Approach Legislation is identical to Senate Version and removes the deadline for ratification of ERA 12

14. for every woman State Level Activity 2014  Oregon successfully qualified for the November Ballot measure Oregon measure  Illinois Senate passes ERA bill May 22, House may vote in November session IllinoisERA  Virginia Senate passed ERA bill Feb. 4, House killed it February 27 Virginia 13

15. for every woman WelcomeBettina Hager Deputy Director, ERA Coalition 14

16. for every woman Action Item: Share on a Monthly Call If you would like to share the advocacy work your local association is doing on the federal, state, or local level, OR hear more about a specific topic, please email advocacy@ywca.org.advocacy@ywca.org Next meeting date: September 24, 2014 @ 3:00 Eastern Special Guest: Emily Martin, National Women’s Law Center 15

17. for every woman Questions? Comments? 16 Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy and Policy Email: dhoffman@ywca.org; 202-835-2354 Manages the Advocacy Department and responds to Capitol Hill, White House, Federal Agencies and Local Association Inquiries on all legislation. Specific expertise on Affordable Care Act, Medicare/Medicaid. Qudsia Raja Advocacy and Policy Manager Health & Safety Rights Email: qraja@ywca.org; 202-835-2356 Portfolio Includes: Health & Safety issues – domestic and sexual violence (VAWA/VOCA); trafficking; gun violence; military sexual assault (MJIA). Also available for specific inquiries regarding Week Without Violence (WWV) and the Domestic Violence Mission Impact Group (DVMIG) Danielle Marse-Kapr Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate Economic Empowerment Email: dmarsekapr@ywca.org; 202-835-2364 Portfolio Includes: Economic Empowerment: Budget Appropriations [CCDBG, CDBG, VAWA/VOCA], Tax Reform, TANF/SNAP, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, etc. and NextGen Networking Group Tralonne Shorter Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate Racial Justice and Civil Rights Email: tshorter@ywca.org; 202-835-2358 Portfolio Includes: Immigration Reform, Voting Rights, Racial Profiling, Affirmative Action and Hate Crimes Holly Jones Director of Association Services Email: hjones@ywca.org; 828-450-4894 Leads local association advocacy capacity and voter mobilization work