Voices of Maryland Women Listening Tour
The Maryland Commission for Women conducted a series of 19 public forums around the state inviting women in Maryland’s diverse regions and communities to talk to us about the challenges they encounter in their everyday lives. The Voices of Maryland Women Listening Tour was a coordinated partnership with county Commissions for Women and other organizations from the western panhandle to the eastern shore to hold listening sessions in their communities. Maryland women were also invited to “talk to us” through an online survey available in four languages.
The project launched in July 2016 and the final public forum was held on November 6, 2017. A report with the findings and recommendations was released on August 18, 2018 at a Roundtable conference at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
In Their Own Words: The Voices of Maryland women Listening Tour and Survey
The Forums
Listening Tour dates and destinations are listed below with a report for each event.
Washington County
July 13, 2016 with Washington County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Wicomico County
July 23, 2016 with Korean American Women’s Society of Maryland …Read the Report
Baltimore County
August 29, 2016 with the Baltimore County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Garrett County
September 20, 2016 with Garrett County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Baltimore City
October 7, 2016 with Notre Dame of Maryland University …Read the Report
Howard County
October 8, 2016 with Howard County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Prince George’s County
October 27, 2016 with Prince George’s County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Calvert County
November 17, 2016 with Calvert County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Maryland Correctional Institute for Women
April 8, 2017 with the Women Moving Forward Conference and Out for Justice …Read the Report
Montgomery County
April 18, 2017 with Montgomery County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Media Coverage
Frederick County
May 4, 2017 with Frederick County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Charles County
May 23, 2017 with Charles County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Anne Arundel County
June 8, 2017 with Anne Arundel County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Harford County
July 11, 2017 with Harford County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Allegany County
August 9, 2017 with Allegany County Commission for Women …Read the Report
St. Mary’s County
September 28, 2017 with the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women …Read the Report
Worcester County
October 17, 2017 with Worcester County Commission for Women…Read the Report
Baltimore City
October 23, 2017 with Baltimore City Council Vice President Sharon Green Middleton…Read the Report
Mid Shore and Upper Eastern Shore
October 24, 2017 with State Senator Addie Eckard Wye Mills…Read the Report
Young Women and Teen Girls
November 6, 2017 with the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland…Read the Report