Stories of Social Change in Action

Media Statement: Target raises the bar on pay

09.26.2017

Today, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio’s President and CEO Nichole E. Dunn released this statement in regards to Target’s decision to increase the company’s base pay rate to $15 per hour by 2020: “The Women’s Fund is committed to the economic empowerment of women, which is why we are lifting up Target’s message. Target…

Social Change Story: The Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network

09.14.2017

Women’s Fund Grant Partners move needle for positive social change & gender equality. To illuminate the grantmaking in action and the work being done for women and girls, we are bringing their stories to you. Innovation Ohio created The Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network (WPPN). A coalition unlike any other group in the state; pulling…

Social Change Story: Policy Matters

08.25.2017

Women’s Fund Grant Partners move the needle for positive social change & gender equality. To illuminate the grantmaking in action and the work being done for women and girls, we are bringing their stories to you. Policy Matters specifically builds economic self-sufficiency for Ohio women by providing a greater opportunity to advance their careers with…

Social Change Story: full STEAM ahead

07.11.2017

Women’s Fund Grant Partners move the needle for positive social change & gender equality. To illuminate the grantmaking in action and the work being done for women and girls, we are bringing their stories to you. Otterbein Women’s Leadership Network, known as “The NET”, is invested in the development of a network of women and…

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Social Change Story: Planned Parenthood

06.16.2017

Women’s Fund Grant Partners move needle for positive social change & gender equality. To illuminate the grantmaking in action and the work being done for women and girls, we are bringing their stories to you. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio’s Peer Education Program successfully recruits and trains teenage women to be peer educators. Participants receive…

Media Statement: Councilmember Stinziano disrupts gender bias

06.15.2017

This afternoon The Women’s Fund supported the efforts made by Councilmember Stinziano as he held a press conference announcing grants to allow small businesses and organizations to increase equal access to diaper changing stations for all parents and guardians in the City of Columbus. Click here to learn more. Media statement: Women are too often…

New Directions announces change

06.15.2017

This week, Women’s Fund Grant Partner New Directions Career Center announced upcoming changes with the community. Caroline Woliver, their Director of Outreach & Program Management, had influential remarks we wanted to share for their leadership and emphasis on gender norms: “Tonight is a night of celebration, of evolution, and of embracing change- something we regularly…

Social Change Story: New Directions

05.24.2017

Grant Partners move needle for positive social change & gender equality. To illuminate the grantmaking in action and the work our Grant Partners are doing for women and girls, we are bringing their stories to you. New Directions Career Center’s Career SOS Program for Women provides holistic career counseling and career development services helping women address…

From audience to action: Keyholder 2017

05.15.2017

“We did not just change the game, we rewrote the rules.” When Poet Barbara Fant read this line as she opened the Keyholder stage, she set the tone for what was to be a profound, powerful discussion on what it means to change the game. Every year I attend Keyholder with my annual date (my…

#WageWeek: changing the narrative

05.03.2017

#WageWeek galvanized our community, encourage individuals to consider their implicit gender biases. Throughout the week of April 3rd, over 150 people took time out of their days to look at the gender pay gap with a gender lens. Each wondering, How does gender impact financial security, and looking forward to solutions. Facilitated by 11 community…

#WageWeek: change starts with conversation

04.28.2017

Think about what it means to be a man. What words come to mind? What about what it means to be a woman? These were the first questions my group tackled during our #WageWeek conversation at Land Grant Brewing Company in Franklinton. I signed up to attend this event, organized by the Women’s Fund, because…

Income Inequalities Intensify for Women

04.06.2017

In the response to March 20 Dispatch article, Income Inequality: Despite thriving economy, many in Central Ohio struggle in low-wage jobs: Since 2008, I’ve been on the forefront of gender-based research as the President and CEO of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, a public foundation working to create gender equality and influence. I echo…