“This month is National Poetry Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time of reckoning for and celebration of survivors, living and ancestral, crossing this bridge between starshine and clay, in COVID-19’s shadow. Years ago, during casual conversation, Wren (named changed), a now deceased older relative of mine, and contemporary of Clifton’s, disclosed that she…
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Inside Philanthropy: Women Face Amplified Risks in the Pandemic. Funders Are Responding
“Many women face multiple challenges during the pandemic, including increased family responsibilities, domestic abuse, job loss, poverty, and risk of illness in frontline jobs. Women are carrying out essential work like nursing, food service, child care or cleaning without adequate protective equipment, paid leave or healthcare. And women are taking on even more of society’s…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Webinar: How Philanthropy Can Respond- A Funder Webinar on April 28
How Philanthropy Can Respond to What the COVID-19 Pandemic Lays Bare for Girls, Fem(mes), and Gender Expansive Youth of Color A Webinar for Funders on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 2pm EST/11am PST On April 28, 2020, hundreds of funders across the country joined our webinar on how philanthropy can respond to what…
Read MoreForbes: Gender Justice Funders Address Impact Of COVID-19 On Women And Girls
“The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting women and girls the hardest, especially those from low-income communities. A recent study in the U.K. finds that women were about one-third more likely than men to work in a sector that has been shut down, as they make up the bulk of retail and hospitality workers. In the face of…
Read MoreConsortium Providing Relief Grants to Southern Black Women and Girls
“Given the unprecedented turmoil of the COVID-19 outbreak many of us will need extraordinary help to care for our families, maintain our homes, and remind our communities to find joy, even in this. The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (SBGWC) is a collective of funders, activists and community leaders working to advance the movements…
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