Meet the Detroit Women’s Commission – a nine-member advisory body created by Mayoral appointment – aiming to carve out a space solely for women to lead, to strategize, and to influence decision-making at the highest level of City government.

The Detroit Women’s Commission will meet monthly to confront and address critical issues directly impacting the socioeconomic lives of women across the city. That includes everything from the pay gap to reproductive access, housing instability to public safety, maternal mortality to mental health – each issue made worse by disinvestment and policy neglect, especially for Black women. 

This commission is positioned to not only listen, but to act. It will develop methods and strategies rooted in lived experiences, research, and collaboration. The purpose is to be proactive to the perils many Detroit women face.

Read more about the Women’s Commission and its formation here: Detroit forms its first-ever Women’s Commission, centering power, policy, and purpose.

The Women's Commission meetings are held monthly on the second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Erma Henderson Auditorium on the 13th floor of CAYMC (2 Woodward Ave).

2026 Meeting Schedule:

• September 14 – Butzel Family Center (7737 Kercheval Ave)
• October 12 – Butzel Family Center (7737 Kercheval Ave)
• November 9 – Northwest Activities Center (18100 Meyers)
• December 14 – Northwest Activities Center (18100 Meyers)

Upcoming events: