Category: Editorials + Commentary
Women’s Foundation California CEO Surina Khan to Step Down, Board of Directors Names First Latina CEO
Read the official press release here For Immediate Release March 8, 2023 Media Contact: Kamika Dunlap Kamikad@womensfoundca.org Phone: (510) 740-2500 OAKLAND, […]
Destination: JOY
Introducing Intersection, our first-ever zine. A collection of writing and art, Intersection celebrates pieces of our collective story and our […]
3 Ways We Can Lead With Joy Together
We are so grateful to the over 100 folks who attended our literary lunch hour conversation with Akaya Windwood and […]
Sundance, Pose Actor Hailie Sahar and more!
photo caption: actor Hailie Sahar with activist Sir Lady Java Sundance supports an abundance of beautiful communities, conversations, and storytelling, reminding […]
We Choose Joy
“Joy is a choice… reclaiming joy is transgressive…it is a threat to systems of control…It allows us to move from […]
Feminist Gift Guide 2022
Our intersectional feminism takes many forms. It’s in the being and doing of our dynamo grant partners, it’s in the […]
Women’s Foundation California Statement on Colorado Springs
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your […]
Attitude of Gratitude
photo caption: Bia Vieira and Mazuri Colley at this year’s WFC retreat Born and raised in Brazil, I’ve long found […]
L.A. City Council: “This is about power.”
Protesters outside Los Angeles City Hall on Oct. 12. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Last weekend, a recording of the racist tirades […]
AB 2530: No More Shackles. Looking Back A Decade Later
AB 2530, passed in 2012, prevents the shackling of pregnant incarcerated people. Alums from our own Solís Policy Institute (SPI) […]
SB 24: The College Student Right to Access Act
Marj Plumb, SB 24 campaign director and Solís Policy Institute mentor, received this text from a colleague this fall: “Hi […]
Black Women for Wellness: A Case for Supporting Black-led Reproductive Justice
originally published on the SoCal Grantmakers site Within a driver’s line of vision, popping up near bus stops and train […]
The Power of Cultural Organizing: A Conversation with IllumiNative
Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. A quick peruse of Twitter confirms that corporations and organizations are […]
Roe was the Floor. We Always Needed More.
Without community, there is no liberation…but community must not mean a shedding of our differences, nor the pathetic pretense that […]
Policy Has Power
Policy has power. At schools, grocery stores, or churches, we can’t allow our loved ones to continue to die as […]
Infuriated, but Unsurprised: Roe v Wade Draft Decision
Photo by Act for Abortion (CCF) We are infuriated, but unsurprised. Reading the leaked draft Supreme Court decision last night, […]
A plan for the planet
art by Peter Parnall Today the internet is ablaze with calls for action, climate-centered content, and celebration for this space rock […]
Listen to Yuri’s Legacy
Yuri Kochiyama was a badass. Casual confidant to Malcom X, a gifted community organizer, and tireless advocate for justice, Yuri […]
Whether it’s the Golden Globes or the Oscars, Award Shows Fail Us
Finally. After 79 years, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first trans actress to win a Golden Globe last month for […]
Money is Political and Personal: Growing Financial Savvy
There is…“ nothing in this world that I like more than checks,” declares Cardi B in her infinite wisdom. While […]
We are listening
photo credit: The Big WE When it comes to writing, I side with Little Women’s Jo March: “I like good […]
I had an abortion
photo caption: Torre 17 • Tokyo, Japan I had an abortion. I remember the anxiety of being a 16-year old […]
We’ll be a sanctuary
photo: Abortion-rights supporters rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento in 2019. On Wednesday, a group of abortion providers and […]
All I want for Christmas is the end of late stage Capitalism?!
All I want for Christmas is the end of late stage Capitalism?! There is an inherent tension that arises for […]
Lessons From Sabbatical
Photo caption: Surina on one of her daily walks along the bluff trails in Sea Ranch – photo credit: Sophie […]
Hey Colonizers 👋
updated on November 22, 2022 Women’s Foundation California does our work on the unceded land of the Lisjan Ohlone people […]
Mj Rodriguez Deserved an Emmy
artwork of Mj Rodriguez by @arpintero We know award shows always give us complex feelings, and the Emmys are no […]
Confession Time ⏰
Updated 10.5.21 with survey results following our social media conversation. You’ve seen the term womxn. Maybe even right here on […]
Cheers to All the Rabble Rousers, Happy Women’s Equality Day!
In 1971, years before Women’s Foundation California existed, Bella Abzug and fellow feminist rabble rousers called for a Women’s Equality […]
Black August + Aria Sa’id Takeover
Alicia Garza tweeted: “Black people I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.” Over eight years #BlackLivesMatter evolved into […]
Dolores Huerta on Kiskadee 🎧
I had the opportunity to speak with the ever-inspiring Dolores Huerta this week on the Kiskadee Podcast. We talked about […]
We Are Still Seeking Justice
Harlem, June 6. Photo: Anthony Geathers Yesterday, April 20th, Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. However, […]
Checking In With the Levi Strauss Foundation: A Q&A
Originally published on Levi Strauss & Co. Francesca Bitton, Levi Strauss Foundation Levi Strauss & Co. March 29, 2021 For […]
Making More Possible
There is no getting around it – this last year has been tremendously hard. We have lost so much and […]
#StopAsianHate #StopWhiteTerrorism: Women’s Foundation California
The hashtag #StopWhiteTerrorism from the featured image was found on Humble Bloom’s Co-founder Solonje Burnett’s Instagram In Atlanta, white supremacy […]
MVP: Madam Vice President
Today feels momentous. A Black woman, an Indian American woman, a Californian from a family of immigrants is the Vice […]
Another Womxn of Color Senator for California
#AppointABlackWoman Image above features from left to right Charlotta Bass, Carol Moseley Braun, Shirley Chisholm, Representative Barbara Lee, and Barbara […]
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Today, we are outraged by the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor, but we are not surprised. We are keeping […]
Biden Could Create Change – A Black Woman VP Will Transform Our Culture
Read WFC CEO Surina Khan’s thoughts about the vice presidential selection and how it affirms the pervasive racism and sexism […]
WFC Statement on DACA Supreme Court Ruling
In a major rebuke to President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the administration’s plan to dismantle an Obama-era program […]
Reflection on My Identity as a Black, Immigrant, DACAmented, Woman
The monarch butterfly represents the dignity and resilience of immigrants,and the right all living beings have to move freely. The Black Lives […]
What Pride Means to Me in This Moment
June is Pride month and in the spirit of celebrating the progress we’ve made, we must also pause and think […]
Racism and White Supremacy Will Not Be Tolerated
Like you, all of us at Women’s Foundation California have been watching the response to the murder of Black Americans […]
Same Products For Higher Prices? Welcome to the “Pink Tax”
It’s not an understatement to say that COVID-19 crisis has dramatically altered the lives of millions of Californians, both economically […]
Tracking the Intersectional Impacts of Coronavirus
While we are all adapting to wildly different circumstances, the impacts of the Coronavirus are being felt in a very […]
A Series on Risk, Change, and the Year Ahead: A Conversation with Surina Khan
By Emily Katz, Vice President of Public Affairs, Northern California Grantmakers: A conversation with Surina Khan I asked five foundation executives—private, […]
Fire Drill Feminist: Why We’re Joining Jane Fonda in LA
This is not a drill!Fire Drill Fridays are headed to Downtown Los Angeles and our CEO Surina Khan and Chief […]
Oscar Nominations Overlook the Achievements of Women and People of Color
“The announcement of the Oscar nominations are a time of celebration for many, but today, I was disappointed to see […]
Celebrating 40 Years of Feminism and Activism
By Surina Khan, CEO of the Women’s Foundation California is home to some of the most diverse women in the […]
Why Culture Change is Needed in the Workplace: Gabrielle Union vs. NBC
From an early age and well into adulthood, girls are discouraged from taking up space, being outspoken, or behaving in […]
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