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Monterey County launches 2026 Commission on the Status of Women survey; results to go to Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22
Summary
Adriana Nares Tapia of the Monterey County Department of Social Services invited women who live, work or study in the county to take a bilingual, confidential 2026 survey (3'5 minutes) to inform recommendations that will be presented to the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22; past surveys flagged equal pay and domestic violence and current responses show health insurance rising as a concern.
Adriana Nares Tapia, representing the Monterey County Department of Social Services, invited women who live, work or study in Monterey County to take the Commission on the Status of Women's 2026 community survey.
"The survey is completely confidential, takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete, available both in English and Spanish," Nares Tapia said, noting the presentation would be offered in English and Spanish during the briefing.
She said the survey asks about housing, safety, equality and health and that the commission uses the results to shape recommendations for county action. Nares Tapia said recommendations that emerge from the survey will be presented to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22.
Nares Tapia summarized issues that have surfaced in previous surveys, including unequal pay and domestic violence, and said those findings prompted coordination with other agencies and attention to funding shortfalls for services. She said early results from the current survey show health insurance is increasing as a top concern for respondents in some areas.
The survey is hosted on the Monterey County Department of Social Services website; Nares Tapia said flyers are available for community groups and nonprofits to download and share and encouraged broad participation so the county can gather representative data to support funding or program requests.
The commission has 15 appointed members who will use survey findings to inform recommendations. Nares Tapia urged women across age groups and geographies in the county to take and share the survey so local priorities can be reflected in upcoming recommendations to the Board.
