News and Statements
The Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), in partnership with the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LACR), recently presented its landmark Menopause Workplace Experience Report to the City Council’s Civil Rights, Immigration, Social Services, and Neighborhoods Committee. The report is the first initiative related to menopause ever brought to the City Council.
The Commission on the Status of Women, Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, LA Civil Rights, City leaders, and the public gathered for a roundtable discussion on menopause policy in LA and what can be learned from other cities.
The Commission on the Status of Women is committed to the safety and health and the civil and human rights of all women and girls in our City whatever their immigration status.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established through Ordinance No. 147478 passed by Mayor Tom Bradley in 1975 with the mission to advance the general welfare of women and girls in the Los Angeles community and to ensure that all women have full and equal participation in City government. Since then, the ordinance has been amended to Ordinance No. 187032. The CSW engages in several different issue areas such as Gender Equality & Workforce Development, Gender Equality & Transportation, Preventing Harassment & Discrimination in the Workplace, Safe Cities L.A., Connecting Women in City Government, Cities leading Women, LA Women Mean Business and the Intersection of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking & Female Homelessness.
The Commission on the Status of Women meets bimonthly, on the third Friday of every other month at 10:00 a.m. Meeting agendas are generally finalized a few days in advance.
Click here to watch our Commissioners discuss the Commission on the Status of Women
Features
Read and learn more about the 36th cohort of women creating impact in Los Angeles.
Read and learn more about the trailblazing women who were honored at the 2025 Women of Impact Awards. In 2025 the CSW's flagship event, the Pioneer Women Awards, was renamed the Women of Impact Awards.
