Eastern Regional Commission on the Status of Women

12/04/2023

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The MCSW is a state-established body charged with reviewing the status of women in Massachusetts.

02/04/2022

Check out the following resource for women's history month!

10/19/2020

MCSW Childcare and Education During COVID-19

To Release a Report on the impact of COVID-19 on Childcare and Education BOSTON - The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women released a report relating to the child care and education crisis brought on by COVID-19 and its impact on women and working parents in Massachusetts. The report, inf...

06/12/2020

06/12/2020

Haven’t read the book, don’t despair the documentary is out. Guess what? You can view it for free on PBS until June 16th. This is a must watch.

06/07/2020

“Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates

05/19/2020

MCSW is excited to announce that its Girls Initiative event is finally here, with kickoff starting:
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th!

To all those State and Regional Commissioners and valued MCSW partners and friends who have contributed, made suggestions, registered to be moderators, and already shared this event on their social media: we thank you.

For all those interested in sharing, or who might personally know a young woman or two that would like to participate, here is the Eventbrite link, as well as the event flyer.

We are looking forward to these next two weeks, as we work together with you to give the girls and young women of the Commonwealth a place where their voices can be heard.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions about this event, and again, many thanks. We hope you and your circles are all well.

05/06/2020

MCSW's Virtual Women's Advocacy Day Registration is Now Open!
REGISTER On Eventbrite.
Join us at 10:00am for a debrief of the MCSW COVID-19 Report, a summary of the key findings, and how to use the advocacy tool kit to engage legislators in MCSW's TweetStorm!
Immediately following the event from 11:00-12:00pm, we invite and encourage participants to shift to social media platforms from where we will directly share information broadly through networks (through a video or tweet) to connect with legislators, elevate these issues and hashtag those efforts .

MCSW will be engaging with constituents on Twitter throughout the hour, so make sure you tag !
MCSW Virtual Women's Advocacy Toolkit can be found here!
We look forward to your participation!

03/17/2020

In accordance with Governor Baker's declaration of a State of Emergency and related guidance regarding actions to mitigate COVID-19, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women has made the decision to postpone the Lynn hearing until Fall 2020. Alternatively, the Commission is exploring ways to connect with women and girls across the Commonwealth. As for our upcoming events, the Commission will share information with our constituents as it becomes available.

We will continue to receive public comments and testimony, and are eager to gather information on how you or your family is being impacted by the current health crisis or any other matter. Please submit comments here.

For more information regarding the Commonwealth's response to COVID-19, please visit www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirusdisease-2019-covid-19

Sincerely,

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women

02/07/2020

Join us as we read, Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.

The “powerful” (Michelle Alexander) exploration—featured by The Atlantic, Essence, the Washington Post, New York magazine, NPR, and others—of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools
In a work that Lisa Delpit calls “imperative reading,” Monique W. Morris (Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the experiences of Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged—by teachers, administrators, and the justice system—and degraded by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish. Called “compelling” and “thought-provoking” by Kirkus Reviews, Pushout exposes a world of confined potential and supports the rising movement to challenge the policies, practices, and cultural illiteracy that push countless students out of school and into unhealthy, unstable, and often unsafe futures.

Called a book “for everyone who cares about children” by the Washington Post, Morris’s illumination of these critical issues is “timely and important” (Booklist) at a moment when Black girls are the fastest growing population in the juvenile justice system. Praised by voices as wide-ranging as Gloria Steinem and Roland Martin, and highlighted for the audiences of Elle and Jet right alongside those of EdWeek and the Leonard Lopate Show, Pushout is a book that “will stay with you long after you turn the final page” (Bookish).