Women & Girls Initiative

Working to improve quality of life for women and girls in the @CountyofLA #LACWGI 👩🏿‍🚒👧🏽👷🏻‍♀️👵🏼⛹🏼‍♀️🧔🏻‍♀️

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

.@Simone_Biles is an historic champion. 

Her grace and power on the mat inspire everyone lucky enough to witness her routines, and her leadership off the mat is changing lives.

Congratulations, Simone.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Celebrating #WomensEqualityDay with these #JEDI leaders who served as panelists for our first #SpeakerSeries for hiring & retaining women in traditionally male-dominated careers.

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

On Women's Equality Day, we celebrate a monumental step forward in the expansion of voting rights. We also recommit to the fight to secure and safeguard the freedom to vote for all Americans.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

JIC you missed it, tune into to the WGI Speaker Series Webinar | Hiring and Recruitment https://t.co/M4FiUg1kbT via @FacebookWatch #SpeakerSeries

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Our local resource for helping women enter skills trades is the Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles #WINTER

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

“Last ones hired, first ones fired” continues to be true for women in skills trades jobs such as construction and CWIT is actively working to change that narrative. Learn more on our #SpeakerSeries to address hiring and recruitment to traditionally male-dominated careers.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Barriers range from application language, to outreach and marketing to inadequate on the job training due to gender discrimination.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Hear from Lark Jackson, Associate Director of the Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) on strategies to address both entry and retention barriers for women entering skills trades. #SpeakerSeries #LACWGI

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

“We’ve changed how we do our hiring…we reach across lines of business and like to cross-pollinate our hiring panels”-Sabra Johnson, speaking on changes being made in hiring practices as the current Administrative Deputy Director, LA County Internal Services Department.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Currently in Los Angeles, women are leading across County departments with more than 50% of all managers and department heads identifying as female. #SpeakerSeries

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

“Nothing speaks louder than the voices of the people” - Lisa Garrett, Director of Personnel for LA County DHR on major strides being made such as our all-female elected Board of Supervisors in the @countyofla #SpeakerSeries

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

In this four-part series, WGI aims to support County departments and partner organizations in their work to increase gender diversity in both leadership and the workforce while creating an inclusive and supportive work environment.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Mark your calendars for our first Speaker Series  Facebook livestream webinar. During this session, we will provide a forum to candidly discuss challenges and strategies related to the hiring and recruitment of women in non-traditional fields. #SpeakerSeries #LACWGI

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

On July 25, 2023, the @LACountyBOS proclaimed the month of August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This month provides an opportunity to educate our employees and managers about theinvaluable benefits of nursing, and how this contributes to healthy futures🤰🏽🍼 @LACountyDHR

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

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To end gender-based violence, we must shift the conversation from placing the burden on women and girls. Instead, we need to educate everyone about consent, bodily autonomy, and healthy relationships.

[Lindsey P. Horvath @LindseyPHorvath]

Tomorrow, the Board will be voting on my motion to further improve protections for renters throughout unincorporated LA County.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

WINTER is hosting the @winteronline July Training Course for all woman between 18-40 who are interested in learning about a career in construction. Please send your contact information to [email protected]!

#women #construction #career #training @countyofla

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

WGI is actively working with County leadership to address unique challenges of women experiencing homelessness and those more at risk due to domestic violence. Understanding the diverse needs within the unhoused population is necessary for targeted investments and prevention.

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

#BREAKING Homelessness jumped 9% in L.A. County from last year, continuing steady rise over last 5 years, new count shows https://t.co/P4AVrgYVfF

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Follow for updates on our upcoming speaker series to learn more about how to close the gender pay gap and uplift women and girls from diverse backgrounds.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

Based on 2023 trends, the global #gendergap is not expected to close for another 131 years - around 30 percent longer than the World Economic Forum's 2020 outlook predicted.

[Women & Girls Initiative @LACWGI]

The global economic gender gap has been the most volatile over the years as women's participation in the workforce is often first to be affected by economic crises.