Haeyoung Yoon

Closing Plenary: Crafting Solutions: Unblocking Progress toward Gender and Racial Economic Equity

Haeyoung Yoon (She/Her) is Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the National Domestic Workers Alliance. In this position, Haeyoung works on a range of issues at the intersection of the economy, labor, gender, and race. Prior to joining NDWA and Care in Action, Haeyoung was Distinguished Taconic Fellow at Community Change, where she led a project to develop a forward-looking 21st century immigration vision and agenda. At the National Employment Law Project, Haeyoung was the Director of Strategic Partnerships and a Deputy Program Director, where she led a first-of-its kind of initiative in California that brought together worker organizations and the Labor Commissioner’s office to develop community-driven strategies to enforce workplace standards. At the Urban Justice Center, she represented low-wage and immigrant workers working in service industries. Haeyoung also taught at the New York University School of Law and Brooklyn Law School. She served as a member of the Biden-Harris Administration COVID-19 Equity Task Force.