Women's Foundation Updates
Building Economic Security: The Power of Gender-Based Philanthropy
Building Economic Security: The Power of Gender-Based Philanthropy by the Women’s Economic Security Campaign, which we’re part of, outlines how gender-based […]
This Is Why Holly Mitchell Is a Superstar
By AnnaJoy Gillis, Intern & Missa Perron, Development Assistant Sign our card for Holly Mitchell » Holly Mitchell is a […]
2012-2013 Annual Report
This year’s annual report is unique. We were inspired by the New Yorkerand its feature-length articles, which take a complicated issue […]
Which child matters more: How Halle Berry’s testimony eclipsed SB 61
By AnnaJoy Gillis, Intern The contrast was shocking and the situation all too familiar. On Tuesday, June 25, my colleagues […]
Cruel and far too common: WPI fellows lobby to restrict the use of juvenile solitary confinement
By AnnaJoy Gillis, Intern Imagine sitting in a cell the size of a parking space. You are all alone and […]
Woman Fired for Being a Domestic Violence Survivor: Why California Needs SB 400
By Katie Egan, Program Assistant Second grade teacher Carie Charlesworth was terminated from her job at Holy Trinity School in […]
Bills We Are Supporting in 2013
In addition to the six bills our Women’s Policy Institute fellows are working on this year, the Foundation is supporting […]
2013 Women’s Policy Institute bills
Our 10th class of Women’s Policy Institute (WPI) fellows is walking on water. As of June 24, 2013, the six […]
Learn about AB 420: Limiting the Use of Willful Defiance
Healthy Youth Development Team Mentor: Alice Kessler Author: Assemblymember Dickenson, D- 7th District It’s simple: The greater the number of […]
Learn about AB 271: Repealing the Maximum Family Grant
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) is a vital welfare-to-work program created to help children and families lift […]
Learn about SB 61: Limiting Solitary Confinement for Young People Under 18
Imagine learning that your neighbor was keeping their child locked up in their room for 23 hours a day for […]
Learn about SB 39: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments
Team: Healthy Youth Development Mentor: Liz Guillen Authors: Senators Kevin De Leon and Darrell Steinberg Did you know that a […]
Learn about SB 612: Protecting Survivors of Violence
Domestic Violence Team Mentor: Jessie Ryan Author: Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco UPDATE: On August 19, 2013, Governor Brown signed […]
Learn about AB 422: Informing Parents about the Affordable Care Act
UPDATE: On October 1, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 422 into law. At this very moment, millions of children in […]
Apply to our Women’s Policy Institute and Unleash Your Civic Imagination
This year we’re looking for 30 extraordinary fellows who have strong content knowledge in one of these three issue areas: […]
Infographic: Why you must support the Mitchell Plan
Recently we wrote a blog post letting you know about the Mitchell Plan, an admirable proposal by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell […]
Video: Poverty is Toxic to Children’s Brains
We recently produced a short video to share some of the stunning testimony we heard about California’s rising poverty level. […]
Prison Nurseries: Are They Good for Mother and Baby?
Being pregnant is a time that many women feel hope and connection and a commitment to making the world a better place for themselves and their children.
Support Holly Mitchell’s Plan to Raise the CalWORKs Grant
CalWORKs, a program created to help children and families get out of poverty, has been decimated by budget cuts over […]
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.