If someone were to ask you what leadership is, I’m sure your responses would be as varied as the responses I have heard when people are asked to define racial
Women’s Economic Security
Welcome Shawnu!
I come to TakeAction as the Women and the Economy Organizer in Duluth from the YWCA of Duluth where I actively worked to eliminate racism and empower women. Although not
We can do better!
I happen to think Northern Minnesota is pretty darn great. We have big lakes, nice trails, and good people. Yet, we aren’t perfect. In fact, in Southern St. Louis County less
Onward in 2015!
The New Year has me thinking a lot about our great state. Minnesota is home to 5.3 million people and 852 cities. We have four different ecosystems. We are vast,
Top 9 Photos of 2014 (and one awesome video)
From marching with single moms in a Polar Vortex in Brooklyn Center, to Rosie the Riveters in Duluth and Grand Rapids, and even heading to the White House — it’s
Women Across Minnesota
Minnesota is a pretty big state. Stretching hundreds of miles from the rocky shores of Lake Superior to the vast prairie spanning along the Iowa border. But last Thursday night
The Road to Equality Tour
In May, more than 100 women joined us in Duluth to talk about building a Minnesota that works for women and their families. Continuing the conversation this month, our friends
Building economic security across Minnesota
At the end of February, we laid out for you a vision to expand economic equity in the 2014 legislative session. Three months (and 2,000+ emails to legislators, almost 30,000
A Minnesota that supports women and families
Working mothers in Minnesota are increasingly the primary breadwinners in their families and make up more than half of the workforce in our state. Yet, women continuously fall behind in
A big step forward for women and their families
Moms working three jobs to support their family. Women being passed over for a promotion because they’ve got kids at home. Men being paid more for the same job. We’ve
