We need to focus on some of the many ways marginalized bodies are restricted, policed, and violated. Laws have been proposed and passed that limit the rights of trans, gender nonconforming, and non-binary individuals, impacting their access to essential medical care and their ability to exist in public spaces. The fight for reproductive choice is an ongoing struggle that has taken critical decisions out of the hands of individuals. Weight stigma, which disproportionately impacts women of color, is yet another way that bodies are policed and has a profoundly negative impact on people’s physical and mental health. People of color also face discrimination based on their hair texture and style, as well as in medical settings.

It wasn't until 1974 that women were granted the ability to have credit cards in their own names, denying them authority over their financial lives for generations. A growing number of women are managing their money today and making critical choices on investing, saving, and budgeting. Inequalities still exist, and parenthood, gender, and racial wage disparities prevent women from realizing their full economic potential in spite of all this progress. In addition, a large amount of unpaid work, including as housework, childcare, and elder care, is still required of women. A woman's lifetime earnings could be lost by $400,000 or more due to the gender pay gap, which has a significant negative impact on her long-term quality of life.

The history of gun ownership in America and its effects on marginalized people's lives are examined in our YWCA Racial Justice Challenge. The YWCA is dedicated to making communities safe havens for the development of women and girls. The world's largest civilian gun ownership base is found in the United States. But news reports and studies demonstrate that gun violence poses a serious risk to the health and safety of Americans everywhere from school hallways to nightclubs and music festivals to homes and neighborhoods across the nation. Women are disproportionately at danger of harm and death due to the unacceptablely high rates of gun violence that they face, especially as women of color.

Every element of our lives is impacted by transportation availability, including our capacity to educate our children, obtain healthcare, and commute to work. Because there is so much on the line, transportation fairness is essential to ending racism and advancing women's rights. Rethinking how we view our sidewalks, buses, and roads is crucial to addressing both historical injustices like segregation and contemporary injustices like marginalized communities' lack of access to safe transportation, sexual harassment on public transit, and pedestrian-unsafe roads. People of color and those with low incomes are disproportionately affected by these discrepancies, which exacerbates already-existing economic and social inequality.