YW Boston

In partnership with Listen to Your Mothers, we're urging Greater Boston’s employers, institutions, and leaders to take an opportunity to be even bolder, think differently and recognize that what is good for the mothers of this city, is also what is good for business.

Working mothers need allies to improve conditions at work and at home. Don’t let us be in this fight alone. Sign our open letter: https://buff.ly/CBAGs6S

The Academy of Women Achievers celebration is only three weeks away! Don’t miss the opportunity to honor Shavel’le Olivier, our Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Awardee, on June 4.

The Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Award honors a young professional woman of color who exemplifies leadership while advancing YW Boston’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

Shavel’le Olivier is an advocate for positive change who creates and implements visions that strengthen communities. She is deeply committed to the neighborhoods where she lives, works, and travels, with passions in youth development, community leadership, and a people-centered approach to transportation. Her notable contributions are focused on the transportation passions of her work including founding Mattapan on Wheels, a major biking event that promotes safer infrastructure, cultivates youth leadership, and elevates cycling culture in Mattapan. She also co-founded Transportation Talks in 2020 to bring residents of Mattapan, Dorchester, Roxbury, and BIPOC communities together to explore how transportation shapes quality of life.

Purchase tickets and learn more about her here: https://buff.ly/U2QD0Xt

Introducing YW Boston’s Women of Color Advisory Council. This newly commissioned Council is designed to ensure that the voices and experiences of women of color remain centered in the organization’s work and in broader efforts to advance equity across Boston.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/1uxL8kX