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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Monthly Branch Meeting & Program
Long Beach City College Foundation Building 0-2
4901 E. Carson Street
Business Meeting: 10:00 a.m.
Program: 11:00 a.m.
The Intersection of Mental Health and Gender Equity:
Addressing Challenges Faced by Women
Sydney Traxler, LCSW

This topic highlights the unique mental health challenges women face due to systemic inequities, societal expectations, and overlapping identities, such as being women of color, caregivers, or professionals in male-dominated fields. This discussion aligns with AAUW’s mission to advance gender equity and could foster a deeper understanding of how mental health intersects with its advocacy for women’s empowerment and equity.

Sydney Traxler, LCSW Bio

Sydney Traxler was born and raised in Long Beach, attending Longfellow, Hughes Middle School, and graduating from the Center for International Curriculum (CIC) program at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine (2016) and received her Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree from California State University, Long Beach (2019). She has worked within the mental health field since 2016 and specializes in mentoring at-risk youth to help them achieve their life goals. Sydney has worked with foster youth and provided community mental health services throughout the pandemic. Professionally, she is a school counselor at Loyola High School and is an individual therapist at a private practice. Sydney has been married for over 7 years, and she and her husband have three wonderful children.

AAUW is California’s most active and diverse organization
for women seeking to advance equity for women and girls
through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership.
Vision: Gender Equity and Economic Security.
Mission: to advance gender equity for women.
Values: Intersectional. Inclusive.
Intergenerational. Empowering.

AAUW is rated 4 Star Status
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MORE ABOUT AAUW

AAUW has been empowering women since 1881.  The mission of AAUW is advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. For more than 130 years, AAUW has worked as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families. And now that we’ve won the fight to give women equal access to education, we’re taking on one of the most defining issues of our time: gender equity.As a local branch of AAUW, our focus is in meeting the vision and mission of AAUW in the greater Long Beach area by providing programs, education, and resources.

We are non-partisan. We have been around since 1920, support opportunities for activism and have monthly program meetings that promote education and equity. not just for women and girls, but also for the City of Long Beach. We strongly value and encourage a diverse membership.  We also have multiple interests groups.

You’ve come to the right place if you,

• have an Associate Degree or higher (or Equivalent), or are a college or University student
•  believe in Pay Equity, Voting Rights, a woman’s choice to make health decisions about her own body, and equal rights for girls and boys, men and women.

The Long Beach branch is dynamic and engaged in the community.  We look forward to 2024-2025 as a year of change and growth. We want to continue the theme of reengaging with members, and expanding our membership by recruiting younger, diverse members who represent Long Beach!

If you are interested in joining, we welcome you to attend our monthly meetings and to contact our Membership Vice Presidents Faye Alperin and Mary Ann Takemoto at aauwlongbeach.membership@gmail.com.

Watch this short Video to learn how AAUW is Changing the Climate for Women and Girls.

Please check out our Website.  We would love to have you join us!