Press & Media
Press Inquiries
Contact the Department on the Status of Women at (415) 252-2570, dosw@sfgov.org.
Press Releases
2019
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San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking Issues Human Trafficking in San Francisco – 2017 Data Report (July 25, 2019)
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Mayor London Breed announces $9 million in State funding to serve survivors of human trafficking (July 10, 2019)
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San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Issues Latest Report: 2019 Gender Analysis of Commissions and Boards (June 27, 2019)
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ENDING MODERN DAY SLAVERY: San Francisco Leaders Launch Human Trafficking Awareness Month & Honors Modern Day Abolitionists (January 11, 2019)
2018
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$750K domestic violence grant to help Asian-Pacific Islanders in SF’s Bayview (October 22, 2018)
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San Francisco celebrates the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 1, 2018)
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Kavanaugh Hearing, Statement by Commission President Mesloh (September 27, 2018)
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Healthy Mothers Workplace Award (August 28, 2018)
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SF Commission on the Status of Women Honors Three Exceptional Women for Pride Month (July 2, 2018)
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San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking Issues 3rd Annual Human Trafficking in San Francisco Report (April 5, 2018)
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New Recommendations on Strengthening Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response (March 1, 2018)
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San Francisco Family Violence Council Issues FY 2016 Report on Family Violence in San Francisco (January 30, 2018)
Recent Articles
2019
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SF voters to decide $600 million affordable housing bond (SF Chronicle, July 10, 2019)
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Elder abuse a growing concern for SF seniors (SF Examiner, January 23, 2019)
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Child Abuse Declines, Abuse of Dependent Adults Up in San Francisco (SFWeekly, January 22, 2019)
- Bayview domestic violence program helped more than 100 people get services in its first year (SF Examiner, January 11, 2019)
2018
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San Francisco as Sustainable City (Impakter, December 10, 2018)
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Downtown SF Nightlife Businesses Tackle Sexual Assault (SF Weekly, November 8, 2018)
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Kate Kennedy Honored at United Nations Anniversary (The Irish Herald, November 2018)
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San Francisco has the only Department of Women in the US, and It Shows (Apolitical, April 17, 2018)
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CA Bill, SF Report Aim to Support LGBTQ Students (Bay Area Reporter, February 8, 2018)
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SF Sheriff Seeks to Confiscate Guns from Prohibited Owners as Domestic Violence Calls Rise (SF Examiner, January 31, 2018)
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New State Bill Would Support Lactation in the Workplace for Working Women (East County Today, January 30, 2018)
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San Francisco Sex Workers Reporting Violent Crimes Won’t Face Arrest (San Francisco CBS Local, January 11, 2018)