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The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) consists of volunteer members appointed by the Arlington County Board for three-year terms. The Commission was first established in 1974 as an advisory committee to the County Board. In 1980, the Board redesigned the committee as a permanent commission to advise the County on a variety of issues affecting women today. A Resource &
Advocate:
The Commission serves as a community resource and advocate for women seeking to continuously advance and inform women in Arlington County on legal and human rights, economic equality, equal employment, and state legislation. Since its inception, the Commission has addressed a number of needs and concerns in the community. The Commission works to maintain an active voice in state legislation by continuously expressing opinions and suggestions for the County Board on legislative bills. Past issues in legislative bills supported by the Commission include, reactivation and funding of the Virginia Commission on Women; increasing penalties of stalking with a weapon; reducing state sales tax on food; and supporting victim participation and plea agreements. An Advisor:
CSW advises other County advisory groups, as well as the community, on issues of concern to women and serves as a liaison to help the County address these issues. The Commission carries out these functions through public forums, reports to the County Board, public appearances, cooperative efforts with the County and other local women’s organizations, and developing workshops that address diverse issues of concern for the community such as, health, financial, and safety issues.
Take Back the Night is this evening from 6:00pm - 9:00 at Gateway Park in Rosslyn!
The 8th Annual Northern Virginia/Washington, DC Take Back the Night will be held next Thursday, April 27, at Gateway Park in Rosslyn. We hope to see you there!
This Thursday 6-9pm at Gateway Park!
The 8th Annual Northern Virginia/Washington, DC Take Back the Night will be held next Thursday, April 27, at Gateway Park in Rosslyn. We hope to see you there!
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
On April 27, 2023, Rally Against R**e will host the 8th Annual
Take Back The Night event. This year's guest speaker will be Teresa Fidelis Lancaster, an attorney and advocate for victims of sexual abuse, who was also featured in the Emmy nominated Netflix documentary true-crime series "The Keepers".
The event kicks off at 6pm at Gateway Park in Arlington, Virginia. Join us to empower those who have been victimized and to help all survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence reclaim their voice
Please see more detail in the press release.
In addition to being a sponsor of Women of Vision, Parisa Deghani Tafti graciously gave remarks as well. She commended the honorees on their service and contributions that keep Arlington safe. Thank you, Parisa, for helping make our 35th Women of Vision Awards event possible!
We are so grateful to Senator Barbara Favola for her sponsorship and support of this year's Women of Vision's event. Thank you for all that you do!
Honored to celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s Women of Vision awardees at the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women. You are an inspiration to all of us.
We are still so energized from celebrating the amazing Women Of Vision Awards honorees and couldn't have done it without the support of amazing sponsors like Doorways. Thank you for supporting Arlingtonian women!
Thank you to our sponsor Parisa Deghani Tafti for their generous support for our 2023 Women of Vision Awards! We can't wait to see you tonight at the event!
RSVP to join us in celebrating this year's Women of Vision!
⏰: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
📍: 1100 North Glebe Road Suite 1500 Arlington, VA 22201
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Join us and celebrate the 35th Annual Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women: Women of Vision Awards!
Join us on March 27 at 7pm for our Women of Vision Awards! We were amazed at the many deserving nominations and will be proud to celebrate our three winners from Arlington’s non-profit, government and business sectors!
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Join us and celebrate the 35th Annual Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women: Women of Vision Awards!
Arlington Honors 2023 Women of Vision
ARLINGTON, March 10, 2023 – On Monday, March 27, 2023, the Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will honor three women with the 2023 Arlington County Women of Vision Awards for their commitment and leadership in the Arlington community.
● NONPROFIT: Krysta Jones uses her skills as a leader, mentor, and connector, raising and amplifying women’s voices. While an Arlington County employee, she helped launch Women Work (WoW), a mentoring and networking organization for women county employees. Krysta published A Seat at the Table, an interactive guide to help women and minority group members get involved in solving community problems, and founded Vote.Lead.Impact, an organization dedicated to increasing representation of Black people in Congress. She launched and hosts a podcast for The Links, Inc., an organization dedicated to the social, cultural, and civic upliftment of Black women in Arlington and Alexandria. She also produces and hosts a radio show for the Arlington League of Women Voters, and hosted a TV show on Arlington Independent Media. Krysta serves on the board of the National Women's History Alliance. She also led the establishment of the Black Women's History Committee, and her actions every day remind Arlingtonians that history is being made in the present.
● BUSINESS: Karen Rosales, the President and CEO of Arlington Community Federal Credit Union, uplifts women through thoughtful lending and financial empowerment of communities in need. While exercising responsible stewardship, she supports and mentors women at the credit union and in the community. She has led the credit union in partnering with organizations such as a local nonprofit that provides workforce development and reentry support to women coming out of incarceration; and also led in partnering with a nonprofit STEM education program for girls. Karen serves on the board at Kitchen of Purpose (formerly La Cocina), where she is passionate about workforce development opportunities for women in the food services industry, including numerous small businesses.
● GOVERNMENT: Mariflor Ventura is an Arlington County Public Schools employee who has in her personal time created a significant and transformational new giving community, CASA MARIFLOR, that has assisted hundreds of Arlingtonians with food and necessities. This community of donors and volunteers has aided families in need, particularly Hispanic immigrant families, by donating food, clothing, diapers, household supplies and even furniture, finding jobs, guiding them to county resources, and hosting events. These actions are organized by Mariflor in her spare time through her website, in person and virtual outreach, a Buckingham mutual aid group that she created, and Amazon wish list, among other initiatives.
Join us to celebrate these extraordinary women at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Arlington Economic Development’s offices, 1100 North Glebe Road, Suite 1500, Arlington VA. The offices are within walking distance of Ballston Metro, or paid garage parking is available. Register in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-women-of-vision-awards-tickets-527406646477
A $20 donation per person is suggested although not required. For more information on the Commission on the Status of Women, visit the County website, or contact Courtney Palmer Sales, CSW staff liaison, at [email protected] / 703-228-3559.
About the Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) works to advance initiatives and policies that empower women and serves as a community advocate and resource on the social and economic interests of all Arlington women. The CSW is an Arlington County Board advisory group and members are appointed by the County Board.
Join us and celebrate the 35th Annual Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women: Women of Vision Awards!
Happy International Women’s Day
International Women's Day upholds women's achievements, recognizes challenges, and focuses greater attention on women's rights and gender equality. Arlington is proud to highlight civil rights leader Dorothy Hamm and her work in addressing social inequalities in the County.
🚨 UPDATE 🚨
The nomination deadline for the Women of Vision Award has been extended! Nominations must be sent by Friday, March 3!
Nominate someone you know for the Women of Vision Award!
Last Chance! Submit your nomination for the Women of Vision award this Friday, February 24 before 5 pm.
Winners will be celebrated at the Arlington Economic Development office on March 28
https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women/CSW-Nomination-Form-2023?refresh=638064325708448527
Nominate someone you know for the Women of Vision Award!
10 more days!
Nominations for CSW’s Women of Vision award are due by February 24! Visit the link to submit today!
https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women/CSW-Nomination-Form-2023?refresh=638064325708448527
Nominate someone you know for the Women of Vision Award!
Nominations for the 2023 Women of Vision Awards are open! We want to hear from you. Nominate women you see committed to making a difference for women in Arlington.
Please submit your nominations at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women/CSW-Nomination-Form-2023
And please share this widely!
Arlington County Virginia – Government
Do you know an amazing woman who lives, works, or volunteers in Arlington? Of course you do! SO NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS!
CSW is accepting nominations now through February 24! Submit your nominations here:
Nominate someone you know for the Women of Vision Award!
It's that time, again!
Nominations for CSW's Women Of Vision Awards are open! Come celebrate women you see committed to making a difference for women in our community.
Please submit your nominations by 5pm on Monday, February 24, 2023!
More details and nominations can be submitted here: http://bit.ly/arlwov2023
Pictured below are are the 2022 WOV awardees!
Thanks to the 900+ citizens who visited the Commission's booth at the Arlington County Fair 2022 and voted in our survey!
Arlington’s Commission on the Status of Women informally polled County Fair attendees on 5 topics: Reproductive Rights, childcare, economic empowerment & pay equity, sexual assault and harassment, and LGBTQ and gender non/conforming equity. We asked which one they think is most crucial for Arlington women and girls in 2022.
Although many said all are important, when asked to choose ONE, the 902 respondents selected:
Reproductive Rights: 329 votes
Childcare: 226
Pay equity / Economic empowerment: 138
Sexual assault / sexual harassment: 129
LGBTQ & gender non-conforming equity: 80
We have shared these informal results with the County Board, and appreciate the public participation.
Learn more about the Commission and its public meetings: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women
We are so proud of RILA President/CEO Natalie Foote who received a Woman of Vision Award this evening! Thank you, Arlington Commission on the Status of Women, for recognizing her commitment to serving immigrant women in our community.
Last night we had the great honor and pleasure of recognizing Arlington’s 2022 Women of Vision for their stellar service to the community.
Congratulations to Karen Bate & Evelyn Powers of AWE, Natalie Foote of Restoration Immigration Legal Aid, and Tara Magee of the Girls’ Outreach Program.
Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol started the evening and gave awards, Board Vice Chair Christian Dorsey also gave remarks, and we were joined by Senator Barbara Favola, Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Sheriff Beth Arthur, past awardees Karen Darner and Marj Signer, Arlington NAACP president JD Spain Sr., and many other great Arlingtonians.
Read about the award winners’ achievements at https://www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arlington/News/Articles/2022/Arlington-Honors-2022-Women-of-Vision
JOIN US on March 30 at 7pm to CELEBRATE the Arlington WOMEN OF VISION awardees:
Nonprofit: Natalie Foote for her creation and leadership of Restoration Immigration Legal Aid, an organization that supports asylum-seekers, domestic violence survivors, and other immigrants with legal and social needs -- the majority of them women.
Government: Tara Magee for spearheading the Girls’ Outreach program, an innovative initiative that creates community, healing, and learning for at-risk girls and girls who have experienced trauma.
Business: Karen Beauregard Bate and Evelyn Powers for their work in founding the women networking organization, Awesome Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), which has grown to multiple chapters across the region.
RSVP to Courtney Sales ([email protected]) and join us at the Arlington Economic Development office (refreshments provided; contributions by cash or check welcome)!
Join us on March 30 at 7pm for our Women of Vision Awards! We were amazed at the many deserving nominations and will be proud to celebrate our 3 winners (to be announced soon)!
RSVP to Courtney Sales ([email protected]) and join us at the Arlington Economic Development office (refreshments provided, beer & wine for sale, donations by cash or check welcome).
Do you know an amazing woman who lives, works, or volunteers in Arlington? Of course you do!
NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS IN 2022! Accepting nominations now through Feb 18. Info and submit at bit.ly/WOV2022
Arlington County Arlington Human Rights Commission Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
Do you know an amazing woman who lives, works, or volunteers in Arlington? Of course you do! SO NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS IN 2022! Accepting nominations now through February 18!
2022 Women of Vision Call for Nominations Open
Nominations for our Women Of Vision Awards are open! Come celebrate women you see committed to making a difference for women in our community.
Please submit your nominations by 5pm on Monday, February 18, 2022 to Courtney Sales, [email protected] or fax: 703-228-4390
More details here: https://bit.ly/WOV2022
Thanks to all who participated in our successful bra & underwear drive with Clothesline for Arlington Kids for young women of APS! We collected at least 200 bras and dozens of new underwear. Special shout out to former Commissioner Michelle Woolley, who collected over 70 bras!
Our Commission is spearheading a Bra & Underwear drive for APS girls & young women through the nonprofit Clothesline for Arlington Kids -- there is still time to join!
Until Dec 15 we will be collecting NEW OR GENTLY USED BRAS (all sizes, sports bras most welcome for ease of fit) and NEW IN PACKAGE Women's Underwear.
Donations can be dropped in the bin outside Clothesline (Pershing & Washington Blvd), or email [email protected] with "CSW bra drive" in the subject line for info on other drop off locations.
We are proud to co-sponsor this event on an important issue.
Join us May 19th at 7pm ET to learn what we can do now - in Virginia- to dismantle the pipeline of abuse.
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You are invited to a Zoom meeting, "The Criminalization of Black and Brown Girls - Adversity, Abuse and the School-to-Prison Pipeline," co-presented by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - NoVA and the Virginia Chapter of the National Organization for Women.
You must register in advance for this meeting at the link at: bit.ly/ReformNowNova
With the increased attention to criminal justice reform and racial justice, this is the time to get serious about dismantling the racist and sexist “school-to-prison pipeline.”
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Our girls and young women should be on the frontline of criminal justice reform. Join us May 19th at 7pm ET to learn what we can do now - in Virginia- to dismantle the pipeline of abuse.
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You are invited to a Zoom meeting, "The Criminalization of Black and Brown Girls - Adversity, Abuse and the School-to-Prison Pipeline," co-presented by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - NoVA and the Virginia Chapter of the National Organization for Women.
You must register in advance for this meeting at the link at: bit.ly/ReformNowNova
This was one of the Commission’s legislative priorities submitted to the county this year, and we are so excited to see it moving forward!
The Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday requiring public schools to include free menstrual products in their bathrooms. Senate Bill 232 applies to schools that educate fifth-to-12th graders. According to the Virginia Department of Education, this encompasses 132 school districts and al...
Thanks again to everyone who attended this year's Women of Vision Awards, especially our award winners and their friends and family, as well as elected officials and other members of the community!
Each year, since 1998, the Commission honors women who are recognized for their accomplishments and contributions to improving the lives and opportunities for Arlington residents, especially women. Award recipients must live, work, or volunteer in Arlington. Photography by Terry Belt
Each year, since 1998, the Commission honors women who are recognized for their accomplishments and contributions to improving the lives and opportunities for Arlington residents, especially women. Award recipients must live, work, or volunteer in Arlington. Photography by Terry Belt
Julia Tanner was unable to attend the awards ceremony in person, but wanted to thank everyone who she worked with in helping to ratify the ERA in Virginia.
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for our 2019 Women of Vision awards ceremony! Here's a look at the winners who were honored for their leadership in Arlington. https://www.facebook.com/arlingtoncsw/playlist/911784079156084/
Julia Tanner is the president and founder of the Virginia Equal Rights Coalition, a Virginia-based not-for-profit coalition of individuals and organizations supporting ratification by the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. During the past year, she has worked tirelessly presenting about the history and future impact of ratifying the ERA.
Sandra Redmore is Executive Director of the Clarendon Childcare Center, a child development program that provides a creative environment to nurture the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of children from ages 2 to 6. Under her leadership, the school focuses on learning, which is fostered through exploration and play.
Melodee Melin was hired by Arlington County in 1974 as the first staff person to specialize in low- and moderate-income housing. Her Arlington career spanned more than 19 years, during which she served as the initial Section 8 Coordinator and later as Section Chief for housing rehabilitation and development. Her leadership of affordable housing initiatives in Arlington created a foundation for sustained success, serving 1400 low-income households annually during her tenure.
We look forward to seeing everyone tonight at our 33rd Annual Women of Vision awards as we honor 3 incredible women for their commitment and leadership in the Arlington community.
$25 is the suggested donation for a ticket to this year’s ceremony. Guests can pay at the door (CASH or CHECK only)
The commission recently met with members of the Age Friendly Arlington Task Force to learn more about how the Arlington County Commission on Aging is working to identify key areas of focus to make Arlington even more Age Friendly. Please take their short survey to share you ideas on what would make Arlington more Age Friendly! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T69SG9D
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