by L.Y. Marlow, Founder of Saving Promise At just 17 years old, I was a single mom, growing up in one of the most drug- and gang-infested housing projects in South Philadelphia. My first boyfriend—the father of my child—was abusive. My life felt like it was spiraling, with little hope of ever rising above the
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As Women’s History Month drew to a close, Women Connect4Good Team Leader Melissa Miller Young joined over 500 thought leaders for the 14th Annual Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California™. Held by the Center for Advancement of Women at Mount Saint Mary’s University (MSMU) at the Skirball Cultural Center, the event
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Convoy of Hope’s women’s empowerment program, Convoy: Women, recently invited women from all corners of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day and unite to make a difference. This year, the U.S. event took place at Convoy’s Global Headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. In addition to offering a chance to network and learn about Convoy’s many
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At Women Connect4Good, 2024 was a BIG year and 2025 is shaping up to be even bigger. As we enter these first weeks, our valuable partners, collaborators, sisters, daughters, and friends are more important than ever. We want them and the world to know that our commitment to achieving gender equality and empowering women to
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We have been thinking about how we want to show up following the election and have decided to take a simple but powerful approach. On January 20th, 2025 (aka as Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are invited to join Tiffany Shlain of Let it Ripple and Dr. Nancy of Women Connect4Good
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There are big years, and then there are BIG years, and 2024 was definitely a BIG year for Women Connect4Good. Staying true to our mission and commitment to achieving gender equality and empowering women to lead, we worked throughout the year to live up to our name, amplifying our partners’ voices and extending and expanding
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How did you feel after the results of the recent election were announced? Depending on who you voted for and how you felt about that vote, you could be wildly cheering, deeply remorseful, or hesitating to feel anything while waiting to see what that outcome really means. If you’re one of the 40% of voters
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If you had to pick just one thing that Dr. Nancy and Mission Matters’ CEO and founder, Adam Torres, have in common, it’s their belief in the power of stories. Dr. Nancy knows that when we share our stories, we always find a connection and a way to support each other, and Adam has made
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“If you can’t see or name a problem, you can’t solve it.” – Kimberlé Crenshaw On April 25-26, 2024, 175+ philanthropic and impact leaders from around the world came together in Montecito, California, to share their unique experiences and perspectives on intersectional feminist philanthropy as part of the inaugural Doing it Differently Giving List Summit.
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As Gloria Steinem once said, “The Equal Rights Amendment is simple. It affirms that women have the same rights as men under the Constitution.” While the recent four-day art installation and activation – DENDROFEMONOLOGY: A Feminist History Tree Ring – brought the historical fight for women’s equality to the forefront, the evolution of the Equal
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