Center for Race & Gender Equity ↘

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Race & Gender Equity provides training, organizes events, supports advocacy initiatives, and builds community around the vision of a world in which everyone has equal access to personal and professional opportunities.

  • Workplace Excellence Workshops

    Workplace Excellence Workshops

    We provide a variety of workshops that meet the training needs of corporate, nonprofit, education, and community sectors.

  • Action Conversations

    Action Conversations

    On the third Wednesday of every month, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh presents a panel discussion with local leaders and experts.

  • YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

    YWCA Racial Justice Challenge

    The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is an educational initiative designed to build community and promote learning.

  • Advocacy

    Advocacy

    Our advocacy plan supports the mission of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh by engaging in strategic initiatives that help families thrive.

  • Pay Equity

    Pay Equity

    YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Gender Pay Equity Initiative in partnership with Level Up Greater Pittsburgh Pay Equity Campaign is a collaboration between Black Women’s Policy Center (BWPC), Women and Girls Foundation (WGF), and YWCA Greater Pittsburgh to close the gender pay gap in the Pittsburgh region.

  • Unite to Heal PA

    Healing Justice powered by Unite to Heal PA

    A partnership of YWCAs of Greater Pittsburgh, Tri-County Area, York, and Lancaster to advance racial healing.

  • YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Equity Awards

    YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Equity Awards

    YWCA Greater Pittsburgh's Equity Awards honor leaders who work to fulfill our mission.

  • Salary Negotiation Workshops

    In partnership with AAUW, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh hosts salary negotiation workshops to equip workers with the skills necessary to research target salaries, highlight accomplishments, and find the right words—and the confidence—to negotiate for better benefits and pay.