Organization: ULTRAVIOLET EDUCATION FUND
Mission: ULTRAVIOLET ADVOCATES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OF ALL IDENTITIES AND BACKGROUNDS, AND ALL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY SEXISM, BY DISMANTLING DISCRIMINATION AND CREATING A COST FOR SEXISM.
Activities: UVEF PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND HEALTH CARE: UVEF'S GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO FULL AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. UVEF ADVOCATES FOR ALL WOMEN - IN PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHTING THE EXPERIENCES AND VOICES OF WOMEN OF COLOR, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, IMMIGRANT WOMEN, AND LGBTQ PEOPLE - AND DEMAND THAT DECISION-MAKERS, CORPORATIONS, AND LEADERS PROTECT WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ABORTION RIGHTS. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: UVEF WORKS FOR JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERPETRATORS. WHETHER IT'S THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE MEDIA, OR CORPORATE CULTURE, WE CALL OUT THOSE ENABLING VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN, WHILE ALSO WORKING FOR POLICY CHANGE AND EXPOSING RAPE CULTURE IN ALL OF ITS FORMS. ECONOMIC SECURITY: FROM EQUAL PAY AND A LIVING WAGE TO PARENTAL LEAVE AND AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, WE AIM TO INCREASE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES. FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD TO POLITICS, WE FIGHT FOR CULTURAL AND POLICY CHANGES THAT MOVE OUR SOCIETY TOWARD ECONOMIC EQUITY.
NTEE category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building