ST. JOSEPH – In the wake of a historic year for female candidates nationwide, the Women’s Foundation today joined St. Joseph Mayor Bill McMurray in announcing an innovative initiative to reduce barriers to civic engagement and appoint more women to city boards and commissions. The city is participating in the Appointments Project®, a program launched by the Women’s Foundation to increase gender diversity on civic boards and commissions.
A Record Number of Women Are Running for Office. Here’s Why We Need Even More.
Jefferson City Joins Initiative to Increase Gender Diversity on Local Boards and Commissions
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – An innovative initiative to appoint more women to civic boards and commissions is now operating in Jefferson City, MO. Women interested in serving the public are encouraged to apply to the Appointments Project®, a program launched by the Women’s Foundation to help increase the diversity of public boards and commissions.
Trick-or-Treaters Experience the Pay Gap in Women’s Foundation’s “A Scary Truth”
This Halloween, the Women’s Foundation and creative agency Barkley are illustrating just how unfair the gender pay gap is using kids’ favorite currency: candy. In “A Scary Truth: The Wage Gap,” adorable young trick or treaters are shocked and outraged when they realize the girls are getting less Halloween candy than the boys.
Changemaker Profile: Tameka Stigers, St. Louis Entrepreneur
The Women’s Foundation achieved a major victory during the 2018 Legislative Session, when the Missouri General Assembly passed sweeping occupational licensing reforms that will make it easier for women to start a new career or open their own business.
Tameka Stigers, a St. Louis entrepreneur and hair braider, was instrumental in this fight and we were so proud to have her and her daughter Julee kick off our 2018 We Work for Change Annual Event.
Initiative to Appoint More Women to Local Boards Now Accepting Applications in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, KS – An innovative initiative to appoint more women to civic boards and commissions is now operating in Lawrence, Kansas. Women interested in serving the public are encouraged to apply to the Appointments Project®, a program launched by the Women’s Foundation to help increase the diversity of public boards and commissions.
Empowering Native American Women and Closing the Pay Gap
Appointee Profile: Monica Walker
Wendy Doyle: The “Pink Wave” of Women Leaders Will Lift All Boats
This month’s elections saw women breaking records and winning primaries up and down the ticket.