By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For some time now, Milwaukee has been considered a city on the rise and a place where the unemployed can find a job. In 2014, however, Manpower Group discovered that employers … [Read more...]
Words of wisdom from Harry Belafonte
Jarett Fields ER Room: By Jarett Fields This week, I had the opportunity to hear Harry Belafonte speak at the YWCA’s 9th Annual Evening to Promote Racial Justice. In recent years, … [Read more...]
The YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s 8th Annual ‘An Evening to Promote Racial Justice’ was held
The YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s 8th Annual ‘An Evening to Promote Racial Justice’ was held recently at the Marcus Center. Keynote speaker, Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who writes … [Read more...]
Judie’s Journey
Judie believed she had already earned her GED in 2002, but recently learned the school she obtained it from was not accredited. She needed to get a new one, or she would lose her job. That’s when she … [Read more...]
The tale of two “Ys”: Does a name change equal confusion?
The announcement that YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) now will be known as ‘the Y’ raises the question of confusion about the public identity of YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association), … [Read more...]