#BacktoSchool, a #MeToo study, Chanel Miller, and more!


In less than a week, San Francisco becomes the epicenter of the women's funding movement for 2.5 days.
FOLLOW #WomenFunded2019 and JOIN the conversation
September 6, 2019
[link removed]

Let's talk about women workers this Labor Day - although women are earning more and closing the gender wage gap, they still earn less than their male counterparts. - CBS News ([link removed])

[link removed]

In 2016, Stanford student Brock Turner was convicted for the sexual assault of "Emily Doe." In her new memoir, "Know My Name," she reveals herself as Chanel Miller. - New York Times ([link removed])

[link removed]

Former First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted ([link removed]) : "As students here in the U.S. head back to school, let's remember that more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world don’t have that opportunity." #BacktoSchool #WorldCharityDay- The Hill ([link removed])

[link removed]

A new study finds that since the start of the #MeToo movement two years ago, women are facing a "massive increase in hostility" in the workplace. - Boston Globe ([link removed])

[link removed]

In the West Bank, hundreds of Palestinians protested to demand legal protection for women after a 21-year-old woman died in a "honor killing." - Aljazeera ([link removed])

[link removed]

Even at "inclusive" companies, women of color don't feel supported. - Harvard Business Review ([link removed])

[link removed]

In Los Angeles, Las Fotos Project provides free photography classes for underprivileged female-identifying and non-binary students. - Los Angeles Times ([link removed])

[link removed]
WATCH: At Nike's "Queens of the Future" event, eleven of the top women's tennis players in the world came together to inspire the next generation of athletes.

[link removed]
Facebook ([link removed])
[link removed]
Twitter ([link removed])
[link removed]
Website ([link removed])
mailto:[email protected]
Email (mailto:[email protected])

============================================================

Copyright © 2019 Women's Funding Network, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you've opted-in on our website.

Our mailing address is:
Women's Funding Network
57 Post St, Suite 801
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 441-0706

** Add us to your address book ([link removed])

Want to change how you receive these emails?
** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
** update subscription preferences ([link removed])