2025 Woman, Young Woman of Consequence Awards

WORCESTER, Mass. - The City of Worcester Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (ACSW) presents the Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 5:30 p.m. This year's theme is "Empathy in Action."

Members of the media and the public are invited to attend in person in the Levi Lincoln Chamber at Worcester City Hall. Refreshments and networking begin at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony is from 6 - 7 p.m. Abby's House Executive Director Julie Orozco will offer the keynote address and Worcester Youth Poet Laureate Serenity Jackson will perform.

The ACSW was created in 1977 to formulate, encourage, promote, and monitor programs and policies relating to the status of women in the City of Worcester. The ACSW promotes community awareness of women's issues such as sexual exploitation, pay equality, and childcare through forums, recommendations to the City Manager and public awareness campaigns. Since 1996, the ACSW has highlighted extraordinary women of all ages through the Women of Consequence Awards.

WHAT: 2025 Woman, Young Woman of Consequence Awards
WHO: City officials, Abby's House Executive Director Julie Orozco
WHERE: Levi Lincoln Chamber (third floor), City Hall, 455 Main St.
WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.