Women's Foundation Updates
Lifetime Television Celebrates Remarkable Women: Lateefah Simon
Our grant partners advance solutions related to economic prosperity, health, safety and leadership – from the fields of the Central […]
Lifetime Television Celebrates Remarkable Women: Kimi Lee
Working side by side with our grant partners, the Women’s Foundation of California provides funding, knowledge and networks to enact […]
Parent Voices: Child Care Matters
“Before I joined Parent Voices three years ago, I never knew I had a voice or that my voice mattered. […]
The Hero and the Crown
By Shailushi Ritchie, Development and Communications Officer, Women’s Foundation of California During my childhood in a small farming community in […]
Female Characters We Admired Growing Up
In an entertainment world where male characters are often shown to be the ones who are brave and powerful (as […]
Women, We Need Your Vote
This past Tuesday, on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, Judy Patrick, CEO of the Women’s Foundation of […]
From Vision to Policy: Women’s Policy Institute Legislative Wins
Over the past few weeks, the work of our Women’s Policy Institute fellows has been in the news, in big […]
Community Change in the Central Valley – Pixley, CA
By Ellen Sloan This is the second blog post by Board Member Ellen Sloan, who attended Sowing Change 2010, a […]
The Women’s Foundation of California 2010 Voter Guide
Election Day is November 2, 2010. Candidates are gearing up for the end of their campaigns, and absentee ballots are arriving in […]
Holga Photo Blog: Capturing Our Mothers’ Stories
“Growing up, hearing my mom’s stories, I never ever thought that we would have the same experience because we did […]
Clean Water – A Privilege Or A Right?
By Ellen Sloan, Board Member of the Women’s Foundation of California Water is a huge issue in the Central Valley. […]
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 […]
Investing in Women’s Leadership in the Central Valley
This week, the Women’s Foundation of California will be leading a funders’ tour in California’s Central Valley: Sowing Change 2010. […]
Organizing for Clean Water in the Central Valley
The Women’s Foundation of California has long been concerned about the quality of water in our state. Hundreds of thousands […]
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.” – […]
Help End Sex Trafficking of Young Women and Girls – Support HR 5575
By Maya Thornell-Sandifor, Senior Program Officer, Women’s Foundation of California A couple of weeks ago I turned on CNN to […]
Take Action to End Shackling of Pregnant Inmates
AB 1900 is up for signature by the Governor, and would end the practice of restrictive shackling of pregnant inmates. […]
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 […]
Food for Thought
A few weeks ago I was at a women’s leadership event in Fresno. I was asked to say a few […]