By: Allie Valocchi, BS Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Class of 2022 Lalitha Pamidigantam, YWCA Columbus Policy Analyst Equal Pay Day, first observed in 1996, raises awareness of the gender pay gap by marking the date the average woman must work to in order to make what a white man made the previous year. Because… Continue Reading Black Women’s Wage Equality
(part 2 of a 2 part series) By: Kysasurina Adhikari, BS Political Science, The Ohio State University, Class of 2021 Allie Valocchi, BS Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Class of 2022 Lalitha Pamidigantam, YWCA Columbus Policy Analyst The term Asian American broadly refers to those with ancestry from East, Southeast and South Asia. This term, coined by Asian American activists… Continue Reading Anti-Asian Violence/Racism and Policing in the Asian American Community
(part 1 of a 2 part series) By: Kysasurina Adhikari, BS Political Science, The Ohio State University, Class of 2021 Asian Americans are diverse and the fastest-growing racial group in America. They can trace their roots to more than 20 origin groups in East, Southeast, and South Asia, each with unique cultures and histories. Asians have been in the United… Continue Reading Racism towards Asian Americans is an integral part of United States history
The Columbus Dispatch | Op-Ed | by YWCA Columbus Board Alumni Member Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt Throughout our country, communities are working to develop a better understanding of our criminal justice system. I get a lot of questions from residents who are trying to determine what they can do to actively impact the criminal justice… Continue Reading Your vote can change our criminal justice system