Policy Agenda - San Francisco Women's Political Committee

Support and Champion Women, Girls, Nonbinary Individuals, and Intersex Individuals in San Francisco and California
Fight for Racial and Social Justice
Advance gender equity in San Francisco

SFWPC advocates for policies that:

Secure policies that safeguard women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals from violence, abuse, and harassment. This includes supporting resources that aim to reduce rates of sexual violence, sexual harassment, and interpersonal/domestic violence.
Uplift survivors’ voices in community decisions and foster their leadership in the political process.
Secure and expand access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including but not limited to: comprehensive sexual health education, contraception, abortion, pregnancy and postpartum care, fertility services, gender affirming care, menstruation, and menopause.
Ensure that women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals have access to affordable, quality, and safe housing
Ensure that public programs and services reflect and meet the unique needs of women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals
Improve employment opportunities, employment accommodations, and ensure pay equity for women, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals who are employed by the government
Respond to the myriad, and often overlapping, issues that survivors face, including policies related to safety, housing, economic stability, and mental health

SFWPC advocates for policies that:

Stand against hate crimes and secure policies that prevent and remedy hate crime injuries
Address and help to eradicate systemic racism experienced by BIPOC women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals in our communities, workplaces, transportation accessibility, healthcare systems, housing, schools, politics, and institutions.
Uplift the voices of BIPOC women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals in community decisions and the political process, and create a pipeline for gender diverse BIPOC leaders.
Address racial disparities in the criminal justice system for BIPOC women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals.
Promote equitable dispensation of justice for all, including reversing the trends of disproportionate incarceration, racially motivated policing strategies, and racially biased, discriminatory, and mandatory minimum sentencing.
Support efforts to identify and measure racial and socio-economic disparities in public programs and advance policies that aim to ameliorate those disparities
Encourage lawmakers to thoroughly research and understand the racial impact of proposed policies before they become law.
Hold elected officials accountable on their goals to advance racial and social justice

SFWPC advocates for policies that:

Support efforts that seek to examine and understand the impact of laws, policies, and funding structures on gender equity goals
Ensure that SF public schools and charter schools provide safe learning environments and curricula/programs that aim to improve gender equity in educational achievement
Establish equal pay, workplace protections, and childcare policies for parents and pregnant people that provide flexibility and support for working parents.
Increase gender representation on boards, commissions, and in other leadership roles where important decisions are being made.
Advocate to fund programs that increase access to education and career development for women, girls, nonbinary individuals, and intersex individuals .
End the practice of gender-based product pricing (the “pink tax”) that provides differential pricing for woman-marketed products.