Young Women's Leadership Award 2008

Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

The Center on Women and Public Policy congratulates the Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, winner of the 2008 Hubert H. Humphrey School’s Young Women’s Leadership Award.

The Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is a faith-based organization comprised of 17 faith groups. Their mission is to ensure that every woman is free to make decisions about having children according to her own conscience and religious beliefs.

MNRCRC is, at its core, an organization dedicated to the leadership development and empowerment of young women.  Four of five staff members, including the Executive Director, are under the age of 35.  Five of sixteen board members, including myself, are women under the age of 35.  When I joined the board in June, the board had been making an intentional effort to specifically recruit young women which resulted in all three new members being younger than 35. I was recently asked to join the Executive Committee of the Board, demonstrating the board’s commitment to the leadership development of young board members.

For more information about the Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, visit http://www.mnrcrc.org/

The Humphrey School’s Young Women’s Leadership Award recognizes organizations that have made a demonstrated commitment to advancing the leadership of young women ages 25-35 in Minnesota.  A committee of young women selected the Women’s Foundation for this award.  They all serve on non-profit boards as part of a Humphrey School course offered through the Center on Women and Public Policy.