Category: Editorials + Commentary
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 […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month:How We Show Up for Indigenous Womxn Matters
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native womxn have experienced violence. Alaska Native womxn have reported rates […]
Voice of America (VOA)
This article was first published in Voice of America (VOA) Does ‘Pink Tax’ Force Women to Pay More than Men? […]
We STILL Believe You, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
One year ago today, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify against Brett […]
What Bay Area Girls Need to Succeed
“Gender-based discrimination can’t be overlooked as a relic from the past nor accepted as the norm.” Read our CEO Surina […]
Surina Khan CEO of the Women’s Foundation of California talks National Women’s Equality Day
Today is Women’s Equality Day celebrating the moment exactly 99 years ago when women across America, specifically white women, gained […]
Pay Black Women. Period.
Today, 8 months into 2019, marks how much longer Black women have to work to make the same as white […]
#WeBelieveSurvivors
September 26, 2018 A statement from the Women’s Foundation of CA Tomorrow, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will testify before the […]
We Will Not Give Up! WFC Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions
June 28, 2018 Written by Surina Khan, CEO Women’s Foundation of California Outrage. Fear. Paralysis. The past 18 months have […]
Reasons for Hope, Actions for Change
The Women’s Foundation of California advances gender, racial, and economic equity by investing in, training and connecting community leaders. As […]
White Supremacy Is Rooted In Misogyny And Racism
Recently, our country witnessed events fueled by racism, hatred and bigotry in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia. White Supremacists and […]
Women in Santa Clara County lag in wages, education
Surina Khan, July 20, 2016, The Mercury News—Here is a snapshot of the state of women in Santa Clara County […]
Advancing women’s equity in Monterey County
Surina Khan, June 11, 2016, The Monterey Herald A woman living in Monterey County most likely earns $18 an hour, […]
A Letter to Women on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Surina Khan, January 25, 2016, The Huffington Post Feminism is alive and well today. Dare I say it, it's mainstream. […]
Will the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Remember All Our Daughters?
Surina Khan, December 15, 2015, The Huffington Post The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ignited a firestorm of response earlier this month. […]
Why California Needs More Women Legislators
Women in positions of power tend to build more broad-based coalitions. They are more likely than men to act with urgency to shift the priorities to focus on health and human services, education and community infrastructure.
Why the Women’s Foundation of California Tied Our Hands
If one of us stands with our hand tied behind our back, we all do.
Is it Passion or is it Abuse on Jersey Shore?
I caught the most recent episode of Jersey Shore (MTV) the other night. Putting aside for a moment the fact […]
To Be of Use : How I’m Inspired by Marge Piercy
By Judy Patrick, Former CEO and President, Women’s Foundation of California In the month of November, I attended two events […]
Love for the Scrooges
Some of my best friends are scrooges. I don’t call them that because they are stingy or mean-spirited. Quite the […]
Before Strategy Was Strategy
By Crystal Hayling Crystal Hayling’s long and committed career in philanthropy includes a stint as the program director for the […]
Food for Thought
A few weeks ago I was at a women’s leadership event in Fresno. I was asked to say a few […]
Environmental Toxins in the Central Valley
Rosenda Mataka remembers a time when pesticides were used less frequently. Now in the small California Central Valley town of […]
Child Care: A Key Building Block for Women’s Economic Security
“You can’t expect a family with young children to get on their feet and get jobs without child care.” – […]
Working Moms Challenge the Thinking Behind the Pay Gap
According to the study, “the presence of children is associated with less accumulated job experience, more career interruptions, shorter work […]
Staying Connected As We Grow Older
Last week, NPR did a story on an alternative to nursing homes. Nicknamed “Granny pods,” these are mini mobile homes […]
Women’s Suffrage 90 Years Later
By Michelle Chandra, Communications Associate, Women’s Foundation of California Today, August 26th, is Women’s Equality Day, a national holiday to […]
Women Are Changing Philanthropy
By Joy Picus Women’s philanthropy has become one of the major commitments in my life. I read about it, speak […]
A Different Measure for Beauty
By guest blogger Emma Spencer, an 8th grade English teacher in Mountain View At the Sunday Streets event in San […]
One Million More College Graduates by 2025
By Judy Patrick, Former President and CEO of Women’s Foundation California It is simple common sense–education matters. This is a […]
Shattering Stereotypes Worldwide: Geena Davis Speaks to the UN about Children’s Programming
By Sande Smith, Director of Communications, Women’s Foundation of California At our 30th anniversary celebration in November, Academy Award winner […]
Rethinking Aging
By Alexis Marbach, Program Intern, Women’s Foundation of California I have a morning ritual. I usually start my day in […]
Do Women Need a Sex Pill?
Yesterday, Jennifer Terry published an op-ed in CNN called Do Women Need a Sex Pill? that pops a perennial question. […]
Reproductive Justice: Advancing Safe and Healthy Families
Last month I had lunch with a woman named Eveline Shen. Eveline is the executive director of Asian Communities for […]
News Round-Up: Women and Budget Cuts
Philanthropy Must Play a Role During Budget Crises By Judy Patrick, as seen on Re:Philanthropy After years of watching the […]
Real Family Values: Honoring Mothers Year Round
By Shailushi Ritchie, Former Development and Communications Officer at the Women’s Foundation California Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. […]
Women’s Funds Share Economic Solutions at White House
We arrived at the White House in two cabs on an unseasonably cold and rainy spring afternoon earlier this […]
Grown Up “Mean Girls”
Maternity leave has granted me many wonderful things: precious, irreplaceable time with my new son, Julian; long walks rediscovering Golden […]
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