YW Boston

Join us this summer for a powerful lineup of events dedicated to leadership, advocacy, empowerment, and community impact:

🏆 31st Academy of Women Achievers Celebration
June 4, 2026 | 11:30 AM
Celebrate five of Boston’s brightest, boldest, and most influential women while supporting YW Boston’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

📚 Radhika Singh with Aba Taylor: Earthly Playing Field Book Release
June 29, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Earthly Playing Field connects ongoing People's movements against global imperialism through a q***r, Sufi love story.

💼 Intergenerational Women Leaders Summit
July 14, 2026 | 9:00 AM
A transformational leadership experience exploring caregiving, workplace equity, burnout, and cross-generational leadership.

🔥 Our Transformative Power: Built With Youth, Led By Youth
July 29, 2026 | 10:00 AM
An inspiring half-day convening centered on youth voices, advocacy, leadership, and building the future together.

Spots are limited for these events. Secure your seat today: https://buff.ly/W216r0s

The 31st Academy of Women Achievers would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you for investing in a celebration that honors leadership, achievement, and the impact of extraordinary women. We are proud to partner with organizations that champion empowerment and community and we look forward to celebrating with everyone next week!

In partnership with Listen to Your Mothers, we're urging Greater Boston’s employers, institutions, and leaders to take an opportunity to be even bolder, think differently and recognize that what is good for the mothers of this city, is also what is good for business.

Working mothers need allies to improve conditions at work and at home. Don’t let us be in this fight alone. Sign our open letter: https://buff.ly/CBAGs6S

✨ BIG things are happening at YW Boston this summer! ✨

Join us for a powerful lineup of events dedicated to leadership, advocacy, empowerment, and community impact:

🏆 31st Academy of Women Achievers Celebration
June 4, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Celebrate five of Boston’s brightest, boldest, and most influential women while supporting YW Boston’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

💼 Intergenerational Women Leaders Summit
July 14, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
A transformational leadership experience exploring caregiving, workplace equity, burnout, and cross-generational leadership.

🔥 Our Transformative Power: Built With Youth, Led By Youth
July 29, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
An inspiring half-day convening centered on youth voices, advocacy, leadership, and building the future together.

Don’t miss these incredible opportunities to connect, learn, and create change.

Learn more and view all events at www.ywboston.org/events.

The Academy of Women Achievers celebration is only three weeks away! Don’t miss the opportunity to honor Shavel’le Olivier, our Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Awardee, on June 4.

The Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Award honors a young professional woman of color who exemplifies leadership while advancing YW Boston’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

Shavel’le Olivier is an advocate for positive change who creates and implements visions that strengthen communities. She is deeply committed to the neighborhoods where she lives, works, and travels, with passions in youth development, community leadership, and a people-centered approach to transportation. Her notable contributions are focused on the transportation passions of her work including founding Mattapan on Wheels, a major biking event that promotes safer infrastructure, cultivates youth leadership, and elevates cycling culture in Mattapan. She also co-founded Transportation Talks in 2020 to bring residents of Mattapan, Dorchester, Roxbury, and BIPOC communities together to explore how transportation shapes quality of life.

Purchase tickets and learn more about her here: https://buff.ly/U2QD0Xt

Introducing YW Boston’s Women of Color Advisory Council. This newly commissioned Council is designed to ensure that the voices and experiences of women of color remain centered in the organization’s work and in broader efforts to advance equity across Boston.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/1uxL8kX

In the spring and summer of 1988, Gloria Chun Hoo was a key player in the YWCA USA new logo design. It was the era of YWCA celebrating new beginnings with the implementation of the sunrise logo that ran from 1989 to 2004. It was a defining moment that created persimmon as our signature color. Thank you Gloria Chun Hoo for shaping YWCA.