Philanthropy & the Women's Movement, Virginia & The ERA, Gender confidence gap, and more!
November 8, 2019
Read a critical analysis by WFN’s Board Member and President of Women’s Health Coalition, Françoise Girard: “If even a fraction of US foundations acknowledged the critical role of consciousness-raising, coalition-building, and advocacy—and funded accordingly—we could be exponentially closer to achieving women’s rights.”
Democrats now control both houses of the Virginia legislature, fueling hopes that the state might finally ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. This would make it the 38th state to do so, and the last one necessary for the amendment to be added to the Constitution. - Huffington Post
Last Sunday, Mexico City demonstrators observed Dia de los Muertos by marching to protest the daily killings of women and girls. According to a study conducted by the U.N., nine women are killed daily in Mexico. - TIME
Read an opinion piece about how companies can address the gender confidence gap. - The Boston Globe
Femininity and Power: Scientist Rita J. King wears a sparkly dress while delivering a talk at NASA. "Wearing sparkles does not in any way diminish the seriousness of what we’re doing." - Buzzfeed
The woman who lost her job after flipping off Trump's motorcade has just won a local election in Virginia. - New York Times
Clarifying Note:
On last week's Weekly Read we summarized this article, mistakenly stating that a Planned Parenthood clinic in Missouri was keeping record of patients' menstrual cycles when in fact, the state's Department of Health was doing so. We apologize for the misinformation.
WATCH: What would a city designed by women look like? In Barcelona, Punt 6, a feminist collective of urban designers, has been figuring out how cities can work better for women.
