For nearly 60 years, the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls has identified and worked to eliminate inequities in state laws, practices, and conditions that affect California’s women and girls.

We are California’s longest standing non-partisan organization supporting women’s leadership in the public and private sectors. Our mission is to engage, appoint, and elect female leaders across party lines, increase women’s collective power and influence in government and business, and help every woman achieve her full leadership ...

The only comprehensive report of its kind, The Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California™ has been a valuable resource for advocates, business leaders, elected officials, and engaged citizens.

In their battle for equality, representation, and respect, these famous figures in California’s history broke scientific grounds, overcame stereotypes, and shattered gender barriers.

California for All Women. The Office of the First Partner is dedicated to furthering the cause of gender equity in California, and lifting up women and their families by ensuring that women can thrive both at work and at home. Take a look at our key initiatives below.

2020年8月13日 · Nancy Pelosi, Ellen DeGeneres, Serena Williams among California’s most influential women on centennial list

2022年11月1日 · In partnership with the California Policy Lab (CPL), CCSWG examined pre-pandemic economic conditions for women, women’s labor-market outcomes during the height of the pandemic, financial indicators during the peak of the pandemic government response period, and overall safety net usage by women.

Developed in collaboration with California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, this long-term exhibit features the stories of more than 250 Golden State women from the 1700s to present, who inspire change and reflection on the ongoing struggle for equality.

2025年2月23日 · The female violent crime arrest rate in California has risen by 60 percent since 1980, from 72 per 100,000 residents to 116 per 100,000 residents in 2023.

2020年8月11日 · The women of California—whether native born, brought here in slavery, or drawn here by the promise of new lives— needed grit, talent, and ingenuity to succeed in this place of both...