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Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania

The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania (WGF) is an independent community-based foundation serving eleven counties in Southwest Pennsylvania. Our mission is to achieve equity for women and girls in the region.

African Women's Development Fund

Donate to African Women's Development Fund!

The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is a fund-raising and grant-making initiative, which aims to support the work of the African Women's movement.

Urgent Action Fund Seeks Member of Rapid-Response Grant-making Team

Be part of a team that supports women who are striving to promote and protect the rights and interests of women and girls by ensuring women’s security and participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peace building, and post-conflict reconstruction.

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Report: Female Circumcision in Iraqi Kurdistan Still High

06/30/2010

TIME: A new study highlights the widespread practice of female genital mutilation in Iraq's most prosperous and stable region.

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Report: Minnesota Women Still Earn Less Than Men With the Same Jobs

06/17/2010

Minnesota Public Radio: A new report by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota shows wide disparities for women when it comes to income, leadership positions, economic status, and health.

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Groundswell Fund: Program Officer

Home to the Catalyst Fund and the Reproductive Justice Fund, Groundswell supports a stronger, more effective U.S. movement for reproductive justice by mobilizing new funding and capacity building resources, to efforts led by historically underrepresented women - including low income women and women of color.

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Letter: Laws to Restrict Abortion

06/08/2010

New York Times: Ms. Foundation President & CEO Sara Gould responds to an article on the advancement of state abortion laws.

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The CIDRZ Foundation

In most of Africa, women are the poorest of the poor. Their health is often neglected until they are in crisis, unable to care for themselves or others. Even in childbirth, women are often left unattended. But through efforts of the CIDRZ Foundation, women's health in Africa is becoming a top priority, not just in treatment but also in research.

Women and Welfare: Revisiting Reform in the Wake of Economic Crisis

05/24/2010

RH Reality Check: Stories about how the tanking of the economy has affected those who were already poor in the “best of times” have been few and far between.

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