Women's Foundation Updates
News Round-up for Report on How Budget Cuts Affect Women and Families
The report, Falling Behind: The Impact of the Great Recession and the Budget Crisis on California’s Women and Their Families, which we released with […]
Foundation Report Reveals How Budget Crisis Hurts California’s Women and Families
by Judy Patrick, CEO and President, Women’s Foundation of California Last week, we launched our report, Falling Behind: The Impact […]
Falling Behind
Falling Behind shows that California women and children are losing ground due to the combined impact of the recession and the state budget […]
Rediscovering LA Through Photography and Philanthropy
An Interview with Audrey Stein, by Emma Mayerson Traveling is in my bones. As a child I used to dream […]
Poverty in California
Our latest report is a district-by-district look at poverty in California. See the statewide maps, 80 Assembly District maps and 40 Senate District maps. […]
Celebrating the Holidays at La Cocina
This year the Women’s Foundation of California celebrated the holidays by taking a cooking class at La Cocina with Maria Flores, owner and […]
Let’s Pull Families Back From the Edge
Judy Patrick In these challenging economic times, with California's 12 percent unemployment rate, most of us assume that having a […]
Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Dr. Kathy Magliato Empower By Example
Stacey Gualandi Dr. Kathy Magliato and Jennifer Siebel Newsom/Photo: pilarreflections.com By Stacey Gualandi November 29, 2011 “You can’t be what […]
We Are Each Other’s Keepers
Judy Patrick Yesterday, I got off the plane and checked my emails. I saw that the recent article that Stella […]
Budget must not abandon Californians trying to escape poverty
Judy Patrick Now that Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the Democrats' budget, things are even more desperate. While we commend […]
Viewpoints: Put focus on women for state prison reform
Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California Published in the Sacramento Bee, April 9, 2011 How […]
A Candid Conversation About Change
Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California As seen on the RE: Philanthropy blog on April […]
Strengthening Policies through Women’s Solutions
By Northern California Grantmakers Snapshots of Philanthropy February 18, 2011 Women and girls are a critical voice too often missing […]
It’s Time to Turn Down the Volume on Elections that Polarize
Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of California, as seen on the Huffington Post November 10, 2010 […]
Foundation Launches Effort to Strengthen California’s Domestic Violence Service Providers
“Strong Field Project” Names 20 Inaugural Leaders, 15 Organizations to Build a Stronger Domestic Violence Field in California “Strong Field […]
Open Forum: Budget cuts reduce opportunities for California’s women and families
Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California and Sande Smith, Director of Communications at the Women's […]
To Balance California’s Budget, Share the Burden
Judy Patrick, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation of California As seen on Huffington Post May 13, 2010 – […]
Our Nation Must Aim Higher to Address the Barriers Confronting Low-Income Women
Shelley A. Davis, vice president of programs and advocacy, Chicago Foundation for Women, and Surina Khan, vice president of programs, […]
Gutted Health Care Bill Ignores This Nation’s Best Opportunity for Reform
Judy Patrick and Karla Rodriguez As seen on HuffingtonPost.com December 21, 2009 – The stripped health care “reform” bill fails […]
A Low-Income Woman’s Nation: How a Green Economy Can Help Those Struggling Most
Judy Patrick and Shelley A. Davis As seen on Grist and Change.org October 23, 2009 – This past week Maria […]