League of California Cities Women's Caucus

🌈 Happy Pride Month from the Women’s Caucus! 🌈

This Pride Month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ women, femmes, and gender diverse leaders whose voices and advocacy continue to shape stronger, more inclusive communities. From organizing and public service to education, healthcare, and activism, LGBTQ+ women have always been at the forefront of progress and change.

We honor the power of intersectionality and remain committed to uplifting every woman across identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences. Pride is a celebration of authenticity, visibility, and solidarity. 🏳️‍🌈💪

Happy National Nurses Day to the incredible nurses who care for our communities with compassion, strength, and dedication every single day. Women make up nearly 90% of the nursing workforce, and today we recognize the vital impact women nurses continue to have in healthcare and beyond. Thank you for all that you do. 💙

Happy Mother's Day from the Women’s Caucus! 💐

Today we honor the strength, care, and leadership of mothers and mother figures in our communities. Your resilience and dedication shape families, workplaces, and futures every day. We celebrate you and thank you for all that you do ❤️

Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIWR).

According to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, native women are disproportionately targeted by crimes involving abduction and murder, with murder rates up to 10x the national average. Their disappearances are tied to crimes ranging from domestic violence, stalking, to sexual assault, trafficking, and more.

What is the significance of MMIWR?

-Honoring the lives of our missing and murdered relatives.
- Shedding light on the countless tragedies impacting Native women and communities.
- Highlighting the need for ongoing grassroots advocacy and organizing for change of laws, policies, protocols, and allocation of increased resources at the Tribal, federal, and state levels to end these injustices.
-Sharing information needed to understand and drive legal reforms and change.
(Source: NIWRC)

Together we can take action, accountability, and help create visibility.

You can take actionable steps to help protect indigenous women by sharing information, resources and the free downloadable poster for MMIWR day at www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our Women’s Caucus Annual Luncheon Reception during the 2026 League of California Cities City Leaders Summit! 📸

We hope everyone enjoyed the event. It offered a meaningful opportunity to connect and engage, bringing together city officials and legislators in a space focused on community. We look forward to continuing the dialogue and deepening our partnerships ahead.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we recognize the unique pressures women face and the importance of accessible, compassionate mental health care. From caregiving roles to workplace inequities, these challenges are real and deserve attention and action. Prioritizing mental health is essential, not optional.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our panel discussion “Building Family-Friendly Cities: Child Care as Critical Infrastructure”’ during the 2026 League of California Cities City Leaders Summit! 📸

Experts from the National Women’s Political Caucus and Build Up CA joined us for this impactful discussion, sharing thoughtful dialogue and insights on how investing in childcare strengthens our communities and supports working families.

We look forward to continuing this important conversation and advancing solutions together!

Earth Day is a powerful reminder that the fight for our planet is deeply connected to the fight for gender equity. Around the world, women are often on the frontlines of climate change, while also leading some of the most impactful environmental movements.

Activists like Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, Greta Thunberg, who has mobilized millions of young people, and Autumn Peltier, a fierce advocate for clean water, remind us of the power of women’s leadership in protecting our planet.

Environmental justice is women’s justice. This Earth Day, we honor the women leading the way and commit to building a more sustainable, equitable future for all.

Yesterday evening Women's Caucus President Cassandra Chase and Secretary-Treasurer Janet Keo Conklin attended the Cerritos mayoral transition, honoring outgoing Mayor Frank Aurelio Yokoyama and celebrating the swearing-in of incoming Mayor and Women's Caucus Director-at-Large Lynda Johnson.

Our Caucus is excited to support Mayor Johnson in her leadership and look forward to the continued progress and impact she will bring to the community in her new role! 👏

Today is AANHPI Women’s Equal Pay Day, a reminder that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women still earn less than white men. Many must work months longer to catch up, and the gap is even wider for some communities within the AANHPI umbrella.

This is a call to action. We must push for pay transparency, challenge workplace bias, and support policies that advance equity for all.

Equal pay is overdue ⚖️