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Recommendation to receive and file a report on the Long Beach Women and Girls’ Community Survey Findings. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 7, 2021, the City Council directed the City Manager to create a plan for a Commission on Women and Girls (Commission), as recommended by the Equity and Human Relations Commission. The City Manager released a memorandum outlining the process and fiscal impact of creating a local Commission on January 10, 2022. On March 7, 2023, the Office of Equity presented updates on those efforts, which included partnering with an Ad Hoc Community Advisory Team (Advisory Team) to develop a community engagement plan, apply for grant funding to support the creation of the Commission, hire a Program Specialist to facilitate the community engagement efforts, create the Women and Girls’ Community Survey (Survey) to identify the Commission's priorities, and an overview of the Survey’s preliminary findings. In alignment with previous reports, all references to 'women and girls' includes those who identify as female: cis and trans, and those who identify as gender-expansive: non-binary, non-conforming, and genderqueer.
Survey Development and Outreach
The Office of Equity and Advisory Team used the Equity Toolkit to design a comprehensive data collection tool to inform the mission and priorities of the Commission. Using quantitative and qualitative questions, the Survey treats the respondent as a subject-matter expert on the needs and aspirations of Long Beach women and girls to identify policies, programs, and resources that align with six overarching quality of life indicators:
• Intersectionality - the way our social identities overlap based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class, etc.
• Economic Stability - having the resources necessary for a healthy life, such as affordable housing, living wages, worker protections, healthcare, and reliable transportation.
• Health - the complete s...
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