Women's Foundation Updates
Stand with Women Like Magali Sanchez Hall
Magali Sanchez Hall is a California success story. That wasn’t always the case. She is an immigrant, a single mother, […]
Inspiring Life Moments by Nancy McFadden and Nicole Vazquez
What fuels the success and determination of powerful women? A new book called Life Moments for Women: 100+ Extraordinary California […]
Potential Women Voters Outnumber Men in Most Districts in California
“…solutions always involve altering perspective, replacing tunnel vision with an expanded view that lets in more light, more possibility.” Paul […]
Congratulations Monica Flores, Our Youngest WPI Fellow!
For the first time ever, our Women’s Policy Institute (WPI) had a teenage fellow. Don’t let her years fool you. […]
California Budget Project Summary of May Revise
Trying to understand the May Revise? A very useful tool for doing that comes from the California Budget Project (CBP), […]
Update on Stand with Women Rally: May 14, 2012
It was so inspiring to be at the rally on Monday. There were almost 100 people there – many of […]
Spread the word about the need to preserve programs that protect women and families!
Women are the backbone of California’s families, workforce and economy. Yet over the past three years, California has chosen cuts-only […]
Turning Friends Into Family at the Momentum Awards
Last week, we held our fourth annual Momentum Awards. I loved the event for many reasons. Some things that stand […]
Making Policies that Pave the Way
—Judy Patrick On April 1st and 3rd I attended at the NCAA Women's basketball finals in Denver. What a thrill! […]
Making Policies that Pave the Way
by Judy Patrick, CEO & President On April 1st and 3rd I attended at the NCAA Women’s basketball finals in […]
Emptying Our Pockets and Sharing Favorite Poems
Last month, the Women’s Foundation of California did something we’ve never done before. We dedicated a week to learning and […]
New Podcast: In March we awarded $500,000 in grants!
In this interview, Grants Manager Mavis Gruver (shown left) describes some of our new grants and grant partners. Learn about […]
If You Want to Give, First Listen
by Kathryn Green, member of the Foundation’s Women of Silicon Valley donor circle How can donors and grant partners have […]
Finding a Way Forward
In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power and fulfill your potential …it’s […]
Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California
On March 29, 2012, Mount St. Mary's College publicly released a comprehensive report that looked at the status of women […]
Judy Patrick Interviewed on Socially Conscious Investing
On March 12, 2012, Judy Patrick, Director of Public Policy at the Women's Foundation of California, was interviewed on Socially […]
Viewpoints: Women hit hardest by recession, budget cuts
—Jean Ross and Judy Patrick With California once again facing a sizable budget gap, the governor and the Legislature face […]
Health Care Reform Contributes to Women’s Economic Security
Did you know that women from Texas to Idaho routinely pay up to 50% more for health insurance than their […]
Calling all Women this International Women’s Day!
While there’s much to celebrate today, we still have a long way to go. That’s why we’re joining 25 women’s funds […]
Why I Went to Prison
by Michelle Cale, guest blogger I first went to prison in May 2010. Luckily for me, I was able to […]