The Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP’s) Our Ground, Our Voices Toward Economic Justice for Young Women of Color builds from the lived experiences of young women of color and focuses on how race, gender, and their intersection impact the structural barriers they face. Watch the highlight video from our recent event on Capitol Hill:

View full remarks from the speakers here:

• Rep. Ayanna Pressley
• Dr. Nia West-Bey
• Nala Simone Toussaint
• Marlen Mendoza
• Brenda Perez
• Nikki Petri
• Isabel Coronado
• Bao Chu Lee
• Monique Miles

View photos from the event here.

To learn more, read our brief Systems of Power and Young Women of Color, along with our fact sheets describing seven structural barriers:

• Young Women of Color and Educational Equity.
• Young Women of Color and Exposure to Violence.
• Young Women of Color and Unjustice.
• Young Women of Color and Low-Wage Work.
• Young Women of Color and Mental Health.
• Young Women of Color and Housing.
• Young Women of Color and Financial Strain.