Business Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Lifestyle YWCA Metropolitan Chicago’s Corporate Partners Generously Support Economic Empowerment EffortsBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022628 YWCA's corporate partners donate $2 million to advance financial inclusion for women and close the racial wealth gap.... Read more
Money YWCA USA CEO Shares Most Important Money LessonsStacey TisdaleMarch 29, 2016September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleMarch 29, 2016September 28, 2017575 I have had an incredible support system in my life and have made great strides both as a physician and as nonprofit leader, but I... Read more
Money [Women’s History Month] Dr. Dara Richardson Heron Making History At The YWCAStacey TisdaleMarch 9, 2016March 15, 2016 by Stacey TisdaleMarch 9, 2016March 15, 20161011 It is my hope that when people reflect on my legacy, they will say, “Throughout her life, Dara worked tirelessly to enhance the lives of... Read more
Money [WATCH] Money Expert Stacey Tisdale Talks Financial Abuse on ABC’s ‘Here and Now’Stacey TisdaleDecember 7, 2015September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleDecember 7, 2015September 28, 2017527 “While this type of abuse leaves no bruises, it can be one of the most oppressive forms of intimate partner violence. In fact, it is... Read more
Money The Financial Chains That Bind: Victims of Domestic AbuseStacey TisdaleOctober 19, 2015September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleOctober 19, 2015September 28, 20171081 “While this type of abuse leaves no bruises, it can be one of the most oppressive forms of intimate partner violence. In fact, it is... Read more
Money Helping Domestic Violence Victims Create Financial SecurityStacey TisdaleJune 1, 2015September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleJune 1, 2015September 28, 2017766 Victims of domestic violence often find that their abusers have hurt them financially as well. BE talks to YWCA CEO Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron.... Read more
Education Melissa Harris-Perry, Tai Beauchamp and More Attend YWCA-NYC Potential to Power Girls SymposiumCourtney ConnleyJune 6, 2014June 6, 2014 by Courtney ConnleyJune 6, 2014June 6, 2014867 YWCA-NYC hosts Potential to Power Girls Symposium, bringing together over 200 teen girls and women to discuss feminism, racism and more... Read more
News Women Dorothy I. Height: Her Life in PicturesDeborah Creighton SkinnerApril 20, 2010November 14, 2017 by Deborah Creighton SkinnerApril 20, 2010November 14, 20173836 For nearly half a century, Dorothy Irene Height has been a vocal champion and leader in the Civil Rights movement. As the only female member... Read more
Dorothy Height Dies at Age 98Marcia Wade TalbertApril 20, 2010November 14, 2017 by Marcia Wade TalbertApril 20, 2010November 14, 20171649 Dorothy Irene Height, the chair and president emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women, passed away Tuesday at Howard University Hospital. She was 98... Read more