Meet Our 2021 “I’m Every Woman” Award Winners!

April 22, 2021

Jennifer Chow I am currently the Program Manager for Civic Engagement at GALEO and have been with the organization for 1 year and 4 months. I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised by immigrant parents. Within the last three years, I have been involved with different sorts of non-profit organizations which has developed…

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Working Women Demand an End to Police Brutality and Gun Violence

April 19, 2021

Statement of 9to5 Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey ATLANTA — As former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was standing trial for killing George Floyd, Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer just 10 miles away. Days later, Chicago police released body camera footage of an officer shooting and killing 13-year-old Adam Toledo,…

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Meet 9to5GA’s Atlanta CJFP Members!

March 29, 2021

    Quyana Barrow Quyana Barrow has a strong background in mass communications and media production. She is an award-winning producer who has a passion for economic development and community investment. Barrow uses her talents and skills to highlight individuals and organizations making a difference. She believes that empowerment is at the intersection of education,…

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9to5 demands immediate action to stop racist attacks on AAPI communities

March 17, 2021

Statement of Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey   ATLANTA — In the wake of last night’s shootings in Atlanta, which targeted Asian women, Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “Our hearts go out to those who were injured and the families and friends of…

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Take Action: Help Close the Pay Gap in GA

February 25, 2021

Join 9to5 GA for a Digital Day of Action on March 4! This virtual lobby day will focus on supporting the passage of HB55, which would ban employers from requesting a prospective employee’s salary history.  Women and POCs are still paid less for doing the same jobs as their white, male counterparts— salary histories reflect…

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Working women applaud Georgia legislature’s progress on paid parental leave, urge expansion beyond three weeks

February 19, 2021

ATLANTA — The Georgia House passed a bill that would provide three weeks paid parental leave for state workers and teachers, representing about 423,000 Georgia parents. Mica Whitfield, State Director of 9to5 Georgia, issued the following statement: “9to5 Georgia applauds the passage of House Bill 146 as an important step in the process of achieving…

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Q&A with a 9to5 Georgia Organizer

January 14, 2021

  The 9to5 Georgia team has been running full out for months, educating and turning people out for the 2020 November election… and then it continued! On January 5th Georgians made history once again and shattered records for runoff election turnout. To hear what it was like to be on the ground for this historic…

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A Message from Our Director Regarding the Events at the US Capitol

January 8, 2021

9to5, National Association of Working Women Denounce Events at US Capitol Statement of Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey   ATLANTA — In response to events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 9to5, National Association of Working Women Executive Director Leng Leng Chancey issued the following statement: “What we witnessed yesterday was not just an…

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Working women demand extension of emergency paid leave

December 8, 2020

ATLANTA — Without Congressional intervention, emergency paid leave protections for workers provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are set to expire December 31, 2020. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “As Congressional leaders continue negotiations on the latest version of the COVID-19…

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