Younger Women's Task Force YWTF -- A project of NCWO

MISSION: The Atlanta chapter of the YWTF was launched in early 2006.

We hope all who are interested in improving the lives of women in their 20's & 30's will step forward with us as we redefine & advance the role of young women both within and beyond the context of the women's movement. We have a unique opportunity to craft our organization from the ground up to fulfill the needs of our community - whether we grow into a professional networking & development group, a social organization, a place for education or innovative discussion of ideas, an outlet for activism around state legislation and initiatives or a combination and expansion on all of the above is up to you!

Thank you and we look forward to working with you soon!!

Join our chapter directors Jaci Bertrand & Leah Edwards as we establish other leadership positions to fit the needs of our growing organization.

Jaci Bertrand, Chapter Co-Director

BIO: Jaci Bertrand is the Senior Program Officer for The Atlanta Women’s Foundation where she works with other community volunteers and activists to distribute funds to nonprofit organizations working with women and girls. Her professional focus is to increase the capacity of Atlanta’s women and girl-serving organizations through both leadership and organizational development. Originally from New Mexico, Jaci graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Rhetoric & Advanced Composition and is eager to help shape a younger women’s movement in the southeast.

Leah Edwards, Chapter Co-Director

BIO: Leah Edwards is an organizer and fundraiser with a passion for promoting women's involvement in all aspects of electoral politics. She has worked as a field organizer for the South Carolina Democratic Party, a national campus organizer for the Feminist Majority Foundation, and a national religious liberties organizer for the ACLU. Originally from suburban Georgia, she is excited with the opportunity to expose new women to the women's movement – embracing the notion of equality for all people and seeking its advancement through education and activism.

Local Events:

Walk for Women's Lives, April 9, 2006
http://www.walkforwomengeorgia.org/

Local Resources:

Atlanta Commission on Women http://atlwomen.com/index.html

Georgia Women in Politics http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/Facts/StbySt/GA.html

Status of Women in Georgia http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/GA_R311.pdf

Contact Senator Saxby Chambliss http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm

Contact Senator Johnny Isakson http://isakson.senate.gov/

Contact your Representative in Congress http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Find your State Senator or Representative http://www.legis.state.ga.us/

Find links to learn about the GA candidates for election in November in 2006 http://www.politics1.com/ga.htm

Charis Books and More
http://www.charisbooksandmore.com

Atlanta Women’s Foundation http://www.atlantawomen.org/home.asp

Feminist Women's Health Center http://64.202.163.205/fwhcfwhc/

GA Network to End Sexual Assualt http://www.gnesa.org/

GA WIN List http://www.georgiawinlist.com/Richardson.html

League of Women Voters http://www.lwvga.org/

Naral Pro-Choice Georgia http://www.prochoicegeorgia.org/

Planned Parenthood http://www.ppaction.org/ppga/home.html

Women in Film Atlantahttp://www.wifa.org/index.html

Youth Pride http://www.youthpride.org/home.html

Zami http://www.zami.org/

Daily Candy - Atlanta
http://www.dailycandy.com/article.jsp?ArticleId=25141&city=12

City Search - Atlanta
http://atlanta.citysearch.com/

Craigslist - Atlanta
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/


GEORGIA
Total Female Population, 2000	4,164,223
Number of Women Aged 20-39, 2000	1,285,268
% of Female Population Aged 20-39, 2000	30.9%
% of Women Aged 25 and Older with a Four-Year College Degree or More, 2000 1	23.0%
% of Women 21 to 64 Years Old With A Disability, 2000 1	18.9%
% of Women Aged 16 and Over in Labor Force, 2000 1	59.4%
Earnings Ratio Between Women and Men Who Worked Full-Time, Year-Round in 1999 1	74.5%
% of Women Aged 18 to 44 in Poverty 1	14.6%
% of Women Who Voted, 1998 and 2000 2	43.7%
% of Businesses That are Women-Owned 2	25.6%
Source: 1 The U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census. American Factfinder. http://factfinder.census.gov 2 The Institute for Women's Policy Research. 2004. The Status of Women in the States. Washington, DC: IWPR .

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