Our Impact

We will reduce systemic inequities,

such as racial and gender disparities, to improve outcomes for women, people of color, and women of color in Boston. By targeting organizational and systemic change, we support deep impact in our community.

Our goals to create maximum impact:

  • Participating individuals and institutions will transform policies, practices, behaviors, and attitudes to be more inclusive.
  • Partner organizations will shift their demographic structure toward greater diversity and inclusion at all levels.

We know driving change
drives business

67%

of candidates
want to join
a diverse team.

30%

Higher revenue per
employee generated by
companies with inclusive
talent practices.

70%

More likely to
capture new
markets as a
diverse company.

$30.5B

per year the cost of turnover for companies without inclusive practices.

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Being in F.Y.R.E. makes me happy to open up about serious topics. I feel heard and seen. 

Genna

Seventh-grader, Boston Latin Academy

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I was immediately attracted to YW Boston’s mission. How could you not gravitate to an organization that unapologetically states their goal is to empower women and eliminate racism?

Christyanna Egun

Senior Director of Boston Partnerships, Equity & Inclusion, Massachusetts General Hospital

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The YW discussion leaders were so great at introducing concepts and framing the conversation. I thought the work was so impressive, I wanted to be part of helping the YW team do more, across all of their programs.

John Anderson

Global Head of Corporate Finance, John Hancock

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We can see and feel [YW Boston’s] impact every day – as it develops bold leaders, ensures that organizations transform their cultures and their futures, and actively creates collective progress.

Deb Taft & Terri Rutter

Chief Executive Officer, Lindauer & Senior Consultant, Lindauer

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LeadBoston has been perhaps the most meaningful experience of my professional life to date. To take my personal passion and insights around diversity, equity, and inclusion and be enriched by a cohort of like-minded leaders has expanded both my understanding and my ability to drive change across my spheres of influence.

Austyn Ellese Mayfield

LeadBoston Class of 2022

Help us create a more equitable city

YW Boston addresses individual, interpersonal, and structural barriers in order to create more equitable spaces for women, people of color, and especially women of color.