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NPO Spotlight – The Women’s Building
The Women’s Building has been featured in the latest article by SFTimes! The piece shines a spotlight on The Women's Building and our commitment to empowering women and creating a more equitable society. We are grateful for the recognition and look forward to continuing our work with our community.
Solutions to Close the Gender Economic Gap
On the occasion of IWD 2023, our ED, Tania Estrada, joined in a thought-provoking discussion on women's leadership and the path to gender equity in the workplace. The event featured a dynamic panel of experts who explored the challenges and opportunities for women in leadership positions and the importance of supporting women's advancement in all sectors. By World Affairs Forum. Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The Women’s Building Mural – Maestrapeace
The San Francisco Bay Times is proud to present a new column from the GLBT Historical Society highlighting select treasures from the organization’s vast, incomparable collection. The first pieces we have selected to share are beautiful architectural drawings, showing the initial plans for Maestrapeace, a nationally acclaimed mural that adorns the San Francisco Women’s Building on 18th Street in the Mission District. By San Francisco Bay Times.
Juana Alícia, one of the The women’s building muralists, speaks truth to power through art.
Juana Alicia has painted several murals throughout the Mission District, including the one on The Women's Building, and she said much of her work is rooted in activism. Published by Axios San Francisco.
What to know about digital privacy in a post-Roe world.
The Women’s Building ED Malea Chavez, talks with el Tecolote Newspaper about the challenges to access reproductive health resources in a pos-Roe world.
Places of Latino LGBTQ Gathering Spaces
The Women’s Building has a relevant place within the list of historic places celebrating Latino LGBTQ visibility and community in the U.S. Article by the National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior.
Explore Latine LGBTQIA+ Gathering Spaces
The Women’s Building highlighted as a Latine LGBTQIA+ Gathering Spaces on the Google Arts & Culture Pride Hub Project. By National Park Service, Museum Management Program Melissa Hurtado, Heritage Education Fellow; Jade Ryerson, Resource Assistant (Intern).
A Feminist Road Trip Across the U.S.
Check out this amazing route curated by Atlas Obscura with 12 stops (The Women’s Building of San Francisco included!) and more than 3,000 miles which will give you a front-row seat to women’s history in the U.S. Enjoy the reading!
A Fresh Coat of Paint Brightens a Vital Piece of Women’s History in San Francisco
A history of The Women's Building, which was at the center of the second-wave feminist movement in San Francisco, and a look at its recent repainting.
Community Credit Unions Help “Underbanked” Women
Worldwide, only 65% of women have a bank account, compared with 72% for men, so as we celebrate National Businesswoman's Week later this month, community development financial institutions are working to even the playing field. Many of those institutions specialize in making loans to under-banked groups. Ebony Perkins, director of investor relations for Self-Help Credit Union, said her organization has loaned $3.25 billion dollars to women over the past 40 years.