Economy

Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky Foundation for Women’s grantee partner documents the devastating effect of the foreclosure crisis.

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.

Winston-Salem Journal: The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem's new report shows women are disproportionately affected by poverty here, with 16
percent of all women living in poverty.

The Kansas City Star: Nearly 150 girls and mothers attended “Making Cent$ in the City,” a one-day financial education workshop put on by the Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri.

Pittsburgh Business Times: The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a report that families headed by women have been hard hit by the recession and unemployment.

The Guardian: Hedge funds run by women fall half as much during financial crisis as those managed by men, research shows.

TIME: The Rockefeller Foundation, in collaboration with TIME, conducted a landmark survey of gender issues in the United States. Is the battle of the sexes really over, and if so, did anyone win?

The Birmingham News: Opening doors for women is the goal of The Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham, which supports efforts to teach saving, budgeting, retirement planning and entrepreneurial skills to women in the area.

Arizona Daily Star: The Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona's new report shows that investing in the women and girls of Southern Arizona can have a profound economic effect.