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Commission on the Status of Women presents county survey showing housing, pay and health as top concerns
Summary
The Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women reported results from a 2024 survey and its ongoing outreach: housing, equal pay and access to health care emerged as the most-commonly cited concerns, and commissioners asked the board to help publicize the 2025 survey and support local shelter and domestic-violence services.
The Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women presented data to the Board of Supervisors April 15 showing that housing, pay equity and health care are the issues most frequently cited by women across the county.
Commission chair Alisa Smith and commissioners briefed supervisors on a countywide survey the panel conducts annually. In 2024 the panel received more than 300 responses (up from a few dozen in earlier years) and aims to collect 2,000 responses over time to build a long‑term dataset. “Forty‑five percent of participants who identified as seniors selected…
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