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VOL. 105, NO. 27
Washington State Women's Commission launches The Pay Equity Tour
By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer
ACTIVATE 3.8 The Pay Equity Tour kicked off June 28 at the Nectar Lounge in Fremont. According to the website Activate38.com, it is a “statewide campaign of the Washington State Women’s Commission to activate the full economic potential of 3.8 million Washington women and close the gender wage gap in our state.” Last Friday’s event was the first of a 10-city tour. Over the next year and a half, they will be hosting events in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Sequim, Olympia, Bellingham, Redmond, Pullman, Yakima, and finally back in Seattle in October 2025. Grace Yoo is the Queen Anne resident who became the youngest agency director of Governor Inslee’s cabinet when she was appointed to be the Executive Director of WSWC a little more than a year ago. She is the former head of the Starbucks Greener Stores initiative and U.S. Department of State’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate who hit the ground running when she started the role and has not slowed down since. After doubling her staff from EQUITY Page 7Æ
Laura Marie Rivera Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are Seattle sports legends, Queen Anne residents, and the grand marshals for the 2024 Seattle Pride Parade. On June 30, the parade rolled down 4th Ave to Seattle Center with Bird and Rapinoe greeting fans along the way. In a press release, Seattle Pride Executive Director Patti Hearn said, “These two exceptional women are champions in their respective sports, champions for the queer community, and role models for future generations of LGBTQIA+ leaders.” Photo by Seattle's Nate Gowdy, who has been officially photographing Seattle Pride events for over a decade and documented the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in his book “INSURRECTION” available at nategowdy.com PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE
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Courtesy of Washington State Women's Commission Grace Yoo, Executive Director of WSWC (left), and Quinn Dalan, Commission Chair of WSWC (right), honor Trudi Inslee and Governor Jay Inslee for their work advancing gender equity in Washington State.