Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women launched a new digital survey to gather input from women across Pennsylvania as part of the Shapiro Administration's forthcoming State of the Woman Report, a comprehensive, data-driven effort to assess the status of women across Pennsylvania. The survey will be open through May 30 and will collect insight from Pennsylvania women on their experiences and priorities to better inform the Administration’s policies that impact women. The survey is also available in Spanish and Chinese.
The digital survey is available for interested Pennsylvanians at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/stateofthewoman.
“For nearly sixty years, Pennsylvania has made efforts to understand and improve the status of women, but this moment demands that we listen more deeply and more inclusively than ever before,” said Ashley Walkowiak, Executive Director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women. “The State of the Woman Report is about centering real voices - women across the political spectrum, women of different backgrounds and incomes, women who are mothers and women who aren’t, women who work inside the home and outside of it. Our goal is to produce a report that reflects women’s actual lives, not just statistics.”
The 2026 State of the Woman Report will build on Pennsylvania’s inaugural Report on the Status of Women in 1966 and the most recent report from 2004, examining the progress women have made in Pennsylvania over the last 60 years and identifying the gaps that still exist among women of all backgrounds. The report will combine historical analysis, current data, and firsthand experiences from women in rural, suburban, and urban communities to provide a comprehensive picture of the current status of women throughout the Commonwealth.
In addition to the digital survey, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women will launch a statewide listening tour in the coming weeks to further engage with the women of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvanians can register for one of the regional listening sessions below:
- March 19 – Philadelphia
- March 25 – Capitol Region/Harrisburg
- April 2 – Altoona
- April 17 – Lebanon
- April 18 – Montgomery & Bucks Counties
- May 1 – Virtual (statewide)
- May 11 – Erie
- May 12 – Erie
- May 13 – Kane
- May 14 – Pittsburgh
- May 28 – Wilkes-Barre
- May 29 – Lewisburg
- May 30 – Honesdale
Additional information and registration details will be promoted on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women social media channels: Linktree | Facebook | Instagram.