In the spirit of collaborative learning, The New York Women’s Foundation recently evaluated the first seven years of the NYC Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color.
Director of Programs & Strategic Learning Dana Huber outlines how gender justice and disability justice are inextricably linked, calling on our colleagues to reflect and consider how their work is inclusive of people with disabilities.
The New York Women’s Foundation reflects on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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This week, we witnessed extraordinary acts that demonstrate both the power and the fragility of democracy in this country. On the same day of a historic Senate runoff in Georgia, a victory for Black and brown women and the coalitions that they’ve built in their years-long organizing efforts in increasing voter turnout, we also experienced a violent attempt to disrupt democracy by white supremacists. These two moments in history remind us, in vivid strength, that our actions, both individually and collectively, truly matter.
The New York Women’s Foundation’s Blueprint for Investing in Women series comprises four reports that explore the position, the strengths, needs, and best strategies for promoting the well-being and progress of NYC women, across the full span of their lifetimes.
One of the largest workforces in the United States is the fast food industry which employs 4 million people nationwide. There has been a growing activist movement around the wages received by these workers, as 52% of fast food workers receive some form of public assistance
This week, there have been many public discussions around diversity in leadership including NiemanReports’ Race and Reporting: The case for more inclusive newsrooms, Harvard Business Review’s Qualified Black Women Are Being Held Back from Management, Forbes’ A New Take on Global Journalism, Led By Women, and the #BlackWomenAreLeaders hashtag on Twitter started by NYWF’s Celebrating Women Breakfast honoree, Patrisse Cullors.