FEATURE
Women Lack Sufficient Wealth to Achieve Economic Stability
While Americans are right to advocate for narrowing the gender wage gap, evidence demands that we address another gap that threatens women's economic security: the gender wealth gap.
Explore social research from organizations working for the benefit of girls and women. This includes programs to improve the economic, social, and physical well-being of women and girls through direct services and advocacy, and can cover topics such as education, economic empowerment, and health care.
RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING
This trend line represents foundation funding for research & publication in this specific issue area. Data are from grants awarded by the FC 1000, a national sample of 1,000 of the largest grantmakers by total giving
% OF TOTAL FUNDING (2013)
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TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED
The Gender Disadvantage: Why Inequity Persists
Mar 13, 2019
Publisher(s): Social IMPACT Research Center ; Heartland Alliance
Gender Mainstreaming in the Management of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Mar 12, 2019
Publisher(s): UN Environment ; Gender and Water Alliance
Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector
Feb 5, 2019
Publisher(s): Building Movement Project
Visiting Nurses and the Rockefeller Foundation in Colombia, 1929-1932
Jan 17, 2019
Publisher(s): Rockefeller Archive Center
Domestic Violence Outcomes Measures Project
Jan 9, 2019
Publisher(s): Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Research and Learning
TITLES FROM THE ARCHIVES
Speak for Yourself: What Girls Say about What Girls Need
Dec 1, 2002
Publisher(s): Girl's Best Friend Foundation
Building Bridges: Funding Options for the Core Components of Bridge Programs
May 1, 2004
Publisher(s): Women Employed Institute
Making the Match Between Lower-Income Women and Information Technology
Feb 1, 2004
Publisher(s): Women Employed Institute
What do you want to be? Lower-Income Women Face the Job Market
Jan 1, 2002
Publisher(s): Women Employed Institute
Unlocking Options for Women: A Survey of Women in Cook County Jail
Apr 1, 2002
Publisher(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Prostitution: A Violent Reality of Homelessness
Jan 1, 2001
Publisher(s): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Pathways and Progress: Best Practices to Ensure Fair Compensation
May 1, 2003
Publisher(s): Chicago Area Partnerships
