Stockton women’s group to host V.O.I.C.E.S. roundtable

STOCKTON — The Stockton Younger Women's Task Force will host its Vocalizing Our Identities Cultivating Empowered Stocktonians, (V.O.I.C.E.S.) round table on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stockton Education Hub at 1700 S. El Dorado St. in Stockton.

The women’s task force will also host the roundtable online.

V.O.I.C.E.S. will offer an intersectional lens of the childcare needs of women in Stockton and the well being of women.

The women’s task force believes there is a pressing need to improve the status of women socio-economically and in areas related to health and well being in order to reach gender equity.

Through community conversations and local reports, the women’s task force is dedicated to supporting the child care needs of women, in an effort to encourage employment stability, educational completion and the opportunity to engage in civics.

The women’s task force is determined to empower women and their effort to balance the demands of parenting while in pursuit of improving their quality of life.

The round table is a free event aimed at encouraging discussion and providing a network of solutions.

The roundtable discussions can be followed and on Facebook at www.facebook. com/StocktonYWTF

— Oula Miqbel