Fact Sheet Identifies the Economic Benefits of Helping Working Women & Their Families
Women's Foundation is pleased to release initial findings from research on paid family leave. The research is being conducted in partnership with the University of Missouri Truman School Institute of Public Policy and is focused on paid family leave and its impact on families in Missouri and the U.S.
Earlier this year, we announced the Missouri State University Foundation as one of our grantees. We chose the MSU Foundation because their work aligned with the results of our Women in Leadership research by creating solutions to empower women in the Greater Springfield area. Our research has found that women do not feel like they have the knowledge or confidence to serve on boards and commissions. In the years since, we have worked to help women gain confidence through our Appointments Project and other leadership trainings. MSU is using this opportunity to create another solution to these obstacles.
Women’s Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Catherine Gilbert to the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC). Gilbert was appointed by Mayor Francis Slay, who has partnered with Women’s Foundation’s Appointments Project, in order to address the gender gap in city leadership positions.
Women’s Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Patti Sosa to the Kansas City Health Commission. Sosa was appointed by Mayor Sly James, who has partnered with Women’s Foundation’s Appointments Project through his Women’s Empowerment Initiative (WE), in order to address the gender gap in city leadership positions.
St. Louis, MO –Women’s Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Ametra Harris to the City of St. Louis Planning Commission. Harris was appointed by Mayor Francis Slay, who has partnered with the Women’s Foundation’s Appointments Project, in order to address the gender gap in city leadership positions.
Women's Foundation President & CEO Wendy Doyle shares how our Appointments Project can economically empower women in a new guest blog for Kauffman Foundation that also tees up new research on occupational licensing that will be released soon:
Our Formula for Economically Empowering Women: Research + Solutions = Results
Women's Foundation, the Society for Human Resource Management-Kansas City, and the City of Kansas City, Missouri will offer engaging and timely content at “Kansas City Works” on August 10. The summit will focus on supporting a talented, technologically advanced, diverse workforce that will sustain a competitive and vibrant regional economy.
By Wendy Doyle, President & CEO, Women's Foundation
At Women’s Foundation we identify civic and workplace barriers that hold women back and find solutions to improve the lives of all women and their families. Our research on the Status of Women in Missouri and Kansas revealed an unfortunate truth - women are not adequately supported in the workplace; and it impacts their lives in profound ways. To address these findings, we identified solutions to empower women in the workplace.
Women's Foundation conducted an analysis on the state of women candidates for state and federal legislative races in Kansas following Tuesday's primary election in Kansas. Women's Foundation reviewed the unofficial election results from the Office of Kansas Secretary of State, looking at the primary election winners who will be on the ballot in November.
