To shine a light on the barriers holding Black women back at work, LeanIn.Org has released a new report, The State of Black Women in Corporate America. It outlines specific steps companies should take to make sure Black women are treated fairly and given equal opportunities to learn, grow and lead. If employers want to do better by women, they must do better by Black women. 

Join CCSWG in amplifying this important research by Lean In, as we raise awareness of the pay gap and many systemic barriers that Black women face in the workplace.

The fight for women’s suffrage, both in California and the United States, was a long and challenging endeavor spanning nearly a century. California women were powerful voices in the fight for national women’s suffrage. To learn more about the history of women’s suffrage in California, click the button below to see the powerful California State Archives digital exhibit.

The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls voted unanimously to formally support Proposition 16 which is a crucial start to restoring equal access to opportunity in CA. Thank you to our Commissioners Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber &  Senator Holly J. Mitchell who are leading the charge on this effort.

Join the Commission and the Office of the First Partner in taking the Pay Equity Pledge.

When you sign the pledge, your company commits to conduct an annual company-wide gender pay analysis; review hiring and promotion processes to reduce bias and barriers; and identify and promote other best practices that will close the pay gap.

LaKenya Jordan was officially sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis on May 28, 2020.

“I am passionate about the uplift and empowerment of women and girls,” said Jordan.” This Commission was established to protect and advance women’s rights and to keep a pulse on the issues impacting women’s overall well-being.  I am confident that working collectively with each of our dynamic Commissioners, as well as with the First Partner, the Lieutenant Governor, our statewide, local, and national partners, we are strategically positioned to lead and implement forward thinking, culturally sensitive and inclusive change that can last for generations to come.”

– LaKenya Jordan, CCSWG Executive Director