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** OCTOBER 20, 2021
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Dear Colleagues,

This Thursday, October 21^st is Latina Equal Pay Day in the United States, the day when Latinas “catch up” to what white, non-Hispanic men were paid in 2020.

This difference results in earnings losses that accumulate over a lifetime. A recent analysis by National Women’s Law Center found that Latinas lose $1.1 million dollars ([link removed]) over their career because employers pay white men 43 cents more, on average, for similar work. A Latina would need to work eight years beyond her life expectancy — until she is 90 years old — to catch up to her white male peer’s lifetime earnings attained by age 60.

Thankfully, you have been leading the way to create change. Through funding advocacy of grassroots organizations, coordinating and collaborating with local and national groups, and more, women’s funds have provided the critical infrastructure needed for two-thirds of U.S. States to pass equal pay legislation.
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These laws include ([link removed]) :

· Prohibiting Use of Salary History in Hiring

· Requiring Transparency Around Salary Ranges

· Requiring Employers to Collect and Report Pay Data

· Protecting Employees Who Discuss Their Pay

· Expanding Equal Pay Protections to Characteristics Other Than Sex

· Allowing Fairer Comparisons of Work and Pay

· Closing Loopholes in Employer Defenses

· Increasing Available Relief for Employees

· Challenging Occupational Segregation

· Holding State Contractors Accountable

· Promoting Best Practices to Foster Equal Pay for Public Employees
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Even with these new policies, you understand that no one law can undo generations of embedded discriminatory practice. To close the wage and wealth gaps experienced by women — especially women of color — we must address the underlying inequities, disparities, and barriers that created and reinforce economic inequality and disparities in the first place. We must dismantle white male supremacy and oppression in all its forms by lifting up the voices and leadership of women — especially women of color.

When we ensure that communities have the resources they need to address their priority issues, we finally begin to root out injustice and inequality.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO

P.S. Join #LatinaEqualPayDay visibility by connecting with @mujerxrising on Twitter, Thursday, October 21st at 9am PST. Order a tee to show support here: [link removed]
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** WFN MEMBER NEWS
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Content from our 2021 virtual conference, Women Funded 2021, is continually being posted on the WFN YouTube channel. Top highlights like the Women’s Economic Mobility Hub videos are also now live on a WFN YouTube Playlist. ([link removed]) Learn more about these powerful regional hubs.
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The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts's "Wait...What?!" series ([link removed]) is a bi-monthly discussion offering a chance for our community to convene on emerging issues we all face, albeit with varied challenges.The topic of their next session is BIPOC Women and Mental Health.

October 21, 2021 | 12:00pm ET | Register here ([link removed])
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The United Philanthropy Forum is partnering with The Aspen Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a special webinar for members this Friday, October 22, 2-3 pm ET to provide a time-sensitive update on a provision in the budget reconciliation package that holds special importance for the rural United States. Learn more and register:
The Potential Federal Rural Partnership Program Opportunity for Local Philanthropy: What You Need to Know – Time Sensitive ([link removed]) .
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The Women's Fund of Omaha is hosting their annual Our Lead the Change celebration ([link removed]) , where they will welcome activist, author and founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement Tarana Burke ([link removed]) as their keynote speaker. They will recognize local nonprofits who will be awarded grants to support programs that make a positive impact on the lives of women and girls.

October 28, 2021 | 11:30am-1:00pm | Register here ([link removed]) .
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Held online for the second year on September 30^th, Texas Women’s Foundation’s 36th Annual Luncheon ([link removed]) , presented by the Dallas Mavericks, raised more than $1 million. About 4,000 people watched the program themed “My Voice. My Story. Every Woman’s Power to Build Compassion and Community.”
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The Women's Foundation of Minnesota is excited to share a new set of nine research reports, Road to Transformation Listening Series ([link removed]) . Participants discussed the impacts of COVID-19, racial injustice, economic inequities, incarceration, and additional crises on women, girls, and families, while sharing the innovation, resilience, and vision that point the way to transformational change.


** OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
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Join Futures Without Violence on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for a Senate Day of Action, with a 2 p.m. EDT Twitterstorm.

The House of Representatives passed H.R.1620 ([link removed]) more than six months ago, but the Senate has yet to introduce a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that builds on H.R.1620 and includes all survivors.

We have to let the Senate know it's time to introduce a version of VAWA that builds upon the House version –VAWA that serves all. Please use the hashtags #VAWA4All and #VAWA21, as well as this toolkit () , for the 2 p.m. EDT Twitterstorm and in all of your social media activity.
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Join Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for their virtual event, "Supporting Parent and Caregiver Mental Health and Emotiona Well Being," ([link removed]) where there will be a a discussion around how funders are supporting parent and caregiver mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the impact on early relational health – relationships and bonding between young children and their parents/caregivers.

October 21, 2021 | 3:00pm-4:00pm ET | Register here ([link removed])
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Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) released their latest report, Mismatched: Philanthropy’s Response to the Call for Racial Justice ([link removed]) , the most comprehensive assessment of racial equity and racial justice funding to date, providing a detailed analysis of funding from 2015-2018 and preliminary analysis of 2020. It identifies $3.4 billion in actual funding for racial equity work in 2020 - that is less than 2% of some prior estimates based on broad spending commitments announced in press releases. Importantly, it also shows the trends of the past decade – which show a five-fold increase in the number of foundations investing in racial equity and racial justice, and yet racial equity work still receives only 6% of all giving and less than 1% for racial justice.


** WEEKLY READ
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** What We're Reading

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** The Economic Rebound Is Still Waiting for Workers ([link removed]'s%20economic%20recovery.)
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by Ben Casselman
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October 21st marks Latina Equal Pay Day, which takes a look at the average full-time working Latina woman’s salary, which is significantly less than the same pay a non-minority man earned the previous year. - Essence ([link removed])
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NPR ([link removed]) 's Rachel Martin talks to Pashtana Durrani, a political rights activist based in Kandahar, Afghanistan, about what life is like for females under the Taliban regime.



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Four venture capital funds founded by women of color in the United States are banding together under an umbrella called The Ally Capital Collab to get an edge on fundraising and investments. - Reuters ([link removed])

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Research reveals that female reality TV contestants are far more likely to be targeted for abuse by online trolls than men, research reveals. - The Guardian ([link removed])

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ABC's new series "Queens" reflects on the legacy of women in hip-hop. - ABC News ([link removed])

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WATCH: 64% of low-income women in the U.S. could not afford menstrual products as of 2019 — so what can be done to address the period poverty crisis?

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