2024 NWOhio Women's Equality Day

The Status of Women

In conjunction with the 6th Annual NW Ohio Women’s Equality Day

The Glass City Center, Monday, August 26, 2 pm

Discussion with local women’s community and leaders on the status of women and girls in our region. With a focus on human rights as women’s rights, a discussion surrounding the areas of inclusion & access, justice, and security (health, safety, and economic empowerment of women and their families).

Preliminary Agenda

2 pm to 4 pm Listening Session: Table Topics with Leaders & Community-at-large

4 pm to 5:30 pm Networking and appetizers

5:30 pm to 6 pm Welcome and Introduction

6 pm to 7:30 pm Women’s Town Hall

What is Women’s Equality Day?

Women’s Equality Day recognizes the passage of the 19th Amendment, extending voting rights to women in 1920. This event culminated in a 72-year, peaceful campaign formally beginning in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Even though the 19th Amendment extended voting rights to women, only white women were allowed to vote. Despite this necessary constitutional amendment, women in the US have continued to face various barriers based on their intersectional identities. Gender, race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, nationality, language, and religion are determinant factors in shaping women’s experiences, which is why women in Greater Toledo need to discuss how gender-based oppression intersects with other forms of discrimination. Women of Toledo is committed to honoring the legacy of women’s movements by continuing to address how we can reach equality for all people.