2018 Gala Luncheon
Wednesday, June 6th
San Francisco Hilton Union Square
11:15 Registration / Noon Lunch & Program
Keynote Speaker -​ Mónica Ramírez

“It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.”
– Jackie Mutcheson
 
In its 44th year, Equal Rights Advocates’ 2018 Gala Luncheon will celebrate our decades of work combatting sexual harassment and gender discrimination. In court, in schools, and through bold policy reform, we have made powerful progress together.
 
This year’s Gala is dedicated to the women of the #MeToo movement, who dared to speak out against sexual harassment in our workplaces and sexual violence in our schools. ERA works every day with janitors, restaurant workers, miners, tradeswomen, and students who have overcome mistreatment and disbelief to seek justice. We pay tribute to women across all industries who have come forward with their stories to create safer spaces for us all.
 
We’re honored to stand with you year after year to break glass ceilings, promote fair pay, combat sexual violence, and introduce groundbreaking policy reform to improve the economic security of millions. ERA continues to take a holistic approach that combines a national helpline, free counseling, legislative reform, advocacy, and public education. We are proud to remain on the cutting edge of work addressing discrimination and hatred, and we extend our deepest to our generous community of supporters, who make all of this work possible.
Champion of Justice/Keynote Speaker:
Mónica Ramírez
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas
Nationally recognized activist fighting sexual violence in the fields and beyond.
 
Mónica Ramírez has focused her work on ending gender-based violence in the workplace and achieving gender equity. She has served farmworker, Latina and immigrant women as an organizer and advocate for more than two decades. She has also represented individuals as a civil rights and gender justice attorney since 2004. Mónica also has a long history promoting women’s leadership and political power, including helping women secure public leadership positions.
 
Mónica is the founder of several major initiatives, organizations and projects, including Esperanza: The Immigrant Women’s Legal Initiative of the Southern Poverty Law Center, The Bandana Project, and The Latina Impact Fund. She is also the co-founder and President of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. In November 2017, she authored a letter on behalf of Alianza members that was published in TIME magazine, which went viral and helped spark the TIME’S UP movement. TIME’S UP is a global movement that promotes gender equity and safety across industries.
 
Mónica holds a Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago.  She has won numerous awards in recognition of her contributions and she has been interviewed by media in the US and different parts of the world.  Mónica resides in Montgomery County, Maryland with her husband and her son where she serves as a Commissioner for the Montgomery County Commission for Women.
 
Venue
 
San Francisco Hilton Union Square
333 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Wednesday, June 6th
11:15 Registration / Noon Lunch & Program
 
 
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Sponsors
Thank you to our 2018 Gala Luncheon Sponsors!
Founded in 1974, Equal Rights Advocates is a national non-​profit organization based in San Francisco dedicated to protecting and expanding economic and educational opportunities for women and girls through advocacy, public education, and litigation.