MUJERES EN MOVIMIENTO

IDEPSCA began organizing women in 1994 in the City of Pasadena around violence in our immigrant communities. Out of this work, surged Mujeres en Movimiento (Women in Movement), a Latina immigrant leadership program that analyzed and developed a plan to address violence as a major issue facing Latina women. The fact that Latina women not only lacked the skills and education to be independent from abusive husbands and partners, but more specifically, there were no opportunities to improve their skills and develop an awareness of oppression in a society that promotes white male dominant structures as they deal with cultural gender barriers.

In February of 2001, an economic strategy was set in place with the Pasadena Domestic Worker Association. To date, our Domestic Worker Association provides women a safe space where they can seek employment, varying from household work to childcare. Approximately 120 women participate in this program. And after much analyzing and organizing, an outcome of this process, six women are now co-owners of a Limited Liability Company called
“Magic Cleaners” that is leading the way to clean private homes and small business utilizing Eco-friendly alternative cleaning methods.