YWCA To Reveal Women's Priorities for Obama Administration

Published November 23, 2008 @ 02:05PM PT

Tomorrow I will be speaking at the National Press Club for a YWCA panel, which will share a national survey that indicates the issues that women care about today, in particular women from Generation Y and what that should mean to the Obama administration. The other panelists will include:

Tracy Lakatua, chair, YWCA National Coordinating Board 4

Dr. Lorraine Cole, CEO, YWCA USA

Dr. Dorothy Height, Chair and President Emeritus, National Council of Negro Women

I'll be speaking as a representative of Change.org and also as a young women's rights activist. YWCA has asked me to try and communicate the issues that matter most to the women in my generation and also outline how the use of technology can assist those issues.

For those who are unfamiliar, the YWCA USA is a national not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to social service, advocacy, education, leadership development and racial justice. It was established in the United States in 1858, and it is the oldest and largest national organization dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls and the elimination of racism. Through nearly 300 local YWCAs located across the nation in almost every state, and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the YWCA reaches 2.5 million women and girls, as well as their families. Globally, the YWCA USA is part of an international movement at work in 122 countries serving 25 million women and girls worldwide.

I am honored by the opportunity to speak on this YWCA panel and I also hope to credit the experiences I've had with organizations such as the New Leaders Council, the Roosevelt Institution, Mobilize.org and Gen We, which have all helped me identify the young progressive landscape. The work of these organizations in addition to the survey results from the YWCA which will be released tomorrow, will help to outline not only the direction of women's rights movement, but hopefully, the larger progressive agenda as well.

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Good luck in your speach Jen.
I myself am quite nervous speakign in public and I admire people who do it freely and confidently.

Posted by Agne Serp. on 11/24/2008 @ 05:05AM PT
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Great to meet you this morning. You introduced me to a new term that I will be seeking every opportunity to use now: digital assets. I look forward to connecting with you in the future!

Posted by Tracy Lakatua on 11/24/2008 @ 12:07PM PT
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Hope it went well! Any links to web-casts or podcasts??

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 11/24/2008 @ 08:27PM PT
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Jen Nedeau is a social media consultant, progressive activist, feminist speaker and writer. She currently lives in New York City, where she works full-time as the Director of Digital Strategy at Air America Media. In August 2008, Nedeau was selected to be the Editor of the WomensRights.Change.Org where she facilitates daily discussion about the feminist movement. Additionally, Nedeau volunteers as the Chief Technology Officer for New Leaders Council, a non-profit that offers exclusive training for young leaders. You can follow her on Twitter @HumanFolly or learn more here: www.jennedeau.com.