MLAW Selects Catherine Hill as First Executive Director

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)

Selects Catherine Hill as First Executive Director

The Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW) is delighted to announce the selection of Catherine Hill as the organization’s first Executive Director. Her appointment will enhance MLAW’s capacity to advocate for women’s and family issues by expanding the engagement of organizations and individuals, increasing our visibility across the state, and bringing new resources to our 30-year record of successful advocacy. Catherine will be working part-time in partnership with our longtime Coordinator, Jessica Morgan, who has provided leadership and support to MLAW for the last 20 years.

Catherine Hill, Ph.D. (she/her) has been an activist for social justice and an advocate for women's issues for over 25 years. She served as the Executive Director of the Women’s Legislative Caucus (Women Legislators of Maryland) from 2018 to 2021. During her tenure, the organization helped pass more than 40 bi-partisan bills to improve the lives of women and their families in Maryland.

Catherine has held leadership positions at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). She has served on the Montgomery County Commission for Women and on the board of Crittenden Services. Early in her career, she was an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. Catherine currently teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Department at George Washington University.

Catherine has authored influential reports, including The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, Barriers and Bias: Women and Leadership, and Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Her work has been featured in major media outlets, including The Washington Post and The New York Times, and she has appeared on National Public Radio (NPR), Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), and To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe (PBS).

She lives with her husband and dog Juno in Takoma Park, Maryland.

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