Women of Color Unite (WOCU) is an LA-based social action and non-profit organization that focuses on remedying the inequities that face Women of Color in today’s entertainment and media industries. We stand for hiring parity, fair treatment, and providing resources to Women of Color content creators industry-wide.
WOCU, a collective of over 6000 women and growing, creates opportunities for engagement between hiring agents and our active membership of experienced women to address the indefensible precept: “I don’t know any WOC that I can hire.”
The JTC List (named after Bedford’s mother, Joan Theresa Curtis) is a user-friendly database of of WOCU members listed by profession. Request access to The JTC List here.
What We Do
- Facilitating fair hiring practices;
- Fostering a more inclusive and diverse workplace environment;
- Promoting access for excluded content creators;
- Expanding audiences represented by those excluded content creators;
- Raise funds for WOCU to produce their own content;
- Hold events, seminars, workshops, panels and summits to get more women of color hired, fund their projects and distribute their content;
- Work with additional organizations to develop analytics of under-represented marginalized groups to better identify their needs; and,
- Help companies incubate talent and integrate them into their work force.
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
We are always looking for volunteers for our various committees and for our numerous initiatives. We greatly encourage you to reach out and express your interest – include what committee you’d like to volunteer with, and please include your resume.
