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Dear Friends, This past fall, many of you met Karen at our Annual Luncheon. Karen, a single mom, recently lost her job and later her home. While living in her car, Karen continued to look for a [...]

Via: Dallas Morning News In a study published in 2017 by the Dallas Women’s Foundation, child care is featured as one of the four building blocks of women’s financial security, and is [...]

Via: KERA Women often walk a rougher road than men when it comes to economic stability. The KERA radio interview (3:33) A new report from the Dallas Women’s Foundation, the Austin-based Center [...]

Via: Houston Public Media The Dallas Women’s Foundation releases its 2017 report on economic issues for women. A new report by the Dallas Women’s Foundation presented Friday at the Texas Woman’s [...]

Via: D Magazine The climate for women in Texas regarding education, child care, health insurance, and housing has room for improvement. Yesterday, I attended a discussion of economic issues for [...]

Via: Dallas Business Journal If you’re really old — borderline ancient — you just might remember a song in which Tammy Wynette sang about how, sometimes, it’s hard to be a woman. As [...]

Via: NBC5 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Women-Living-in-Poverty-Across-Texas_Dallas-Fort-Worth-413267953.html

 Via: Dallas Morning News Women on average still make less than men and struggle to pay for child care, and about 17 percent of all women and girls in Texas live in poverty. The statistics are [...]

DALLAS, February 9, 2017 – Although women in Texas have made great strides over the last decades, there is still more that can be done to close the gaps and ensure they reach their full [...]

DALLAS, February 2, 2017 – Dallas Women’s Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2017 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards, recognizing leaders who have positively impacted [...]