By Judy Patrick
Published in the Huffington Post, May 1, 2012
Title IX legislation has been one of the most significant pieces of policy for women in the past 40 years because it has impacted millions of individual girls and women, every education system in the country and the sports industry.
On March 29, 2012, Mount St. Mary's College publicly released a comprehensive report that looked at the status of women and girls in California. Our President and CEO Judy Patrick was a featured speaker at the event.
By Jean Ross and Judy Patrick
Published in The Sacramento Bee, February 26, 2012
With California once again facing a sizable budget gap, the governor and the Legislature face choices that will determine our state's future and the future of programs that Californians depend on. Their deliberations should be informed by new research showing that California's women – especially low-income women, single mothers and the elderly – have been especially hard hit by the Great Recession and the budget crisis.
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California
Published in the Huffington Post, November 29, 2011
In these challenging economic times, with California's 12 percent unemployment rate, most of us assume that having a job and getting a raise is a good thing. But I recently learned about Cheryl, who when offered a raise, didn't celebrate, but had a difficult decision to make.
By Stacey Gualandi, Contributor and Interviewer at thewomenseye.com
Published by thewomenseye.com on November 29, 2011
“You can’t be what you can’t see.” Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund, couldn’t have said it better. If young girls don’t have positive role models in media or female mentors in leadership positions, then how do they know what they can achieve?
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California, published June 27, 2011
What if we publicly challenged the notion, rooted so deep in this fiercely individual culture, that we are not each others' keepers? What if we believed, and acted as if, we have a responsibility for one another and that together we must work to leave a healthy state for our children and our neighbors' children?
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California, published June 22, 2011
Now that Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the Democrats' budget, things are even more desperate. While we commend him for pushing back against gimmicks, unless we get agreement on how to increase revenues we will be looking at an all-cuts budget. Californians simply cannot afford that.
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California
Published in the Sacramento Bee, April 9, 2011
How do we reduce the number of people returning to prison and the costs associated with incarceration? Let’s start with women. That’s the recent recommendation made by the committee of law enforcement leaders and social justice advocates that make up California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ transition team focused on reducing recidivism in the state
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California
As seen on the RE: Philanthropy blog on April 7, 2011
As I begin to reflect on this year’s conference theme, “Windows,” a metaphor for encouraging a spirit of transparency, honesty, openness and candor, I am moved to also reflect a bit about the past year.
