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Why a Women and girls' fund?

Women still experience barriers that prevent full participation and fairness in society, which negatively impact their communities.

Poverty, a lack of education and job training that lead to gainful employment opportunities and teen pregnancy all prevent women and girls from attaining economic self-sufficiency in Wyoming. Among foundation grants over $10,000 only seven percent goes specifically to women and girls. We believe that if we do not invest in women and girls, their children and families, and eventually state and national economies will suffer.

Women's and girls' funds provide grants that benefit women and girls as well as communities overall.

For the past two decades, women and girls' funds have improved access to education, jobs and asset growth, in turn reducing teen pregnancy, increasing the number of women and girls who complete their education, supporting positive early job experiences and strengthening sustainable economic self-sufficiency. When we increase our investments, these achievements will continue to grow.

We invite you to be a part of the movement to invest in the power and potential of Wyoming's women and girls.

Money fuels change; you can help the Wyoming Women's Foundation use our experience and expertise to make the most impact for women and girls in our state. Giving is a powerful act of social change, regardless of the amount.

We will spend your money wisely.

The Wyoming Women's Foundation is an endowed, component fund of a statewide community foundation, building capacity for systemic change. As the only statewide foundation dedicated to funding for women and girls, your donation is leveraged through our endowment and focused on lasting change for women and girls because when women and girls prosper, communities thrive.

Facts

These are just a few of the recent statistics regarding Wyoming women and girls. The realities are these:

  • Wyoming’s wage gender gap is the worst in the nation. Women in Wyoming earn 66 cents to every dollar earned by men. (Status of Women in Wyoming - 2004).
  • Seventy-one percent of single parent households are headed by women. Thirty-eight percent of these families live in poverty. (Department of Family Services - 2003).
  • Forty-seven percent of all infants in Wyoming are born to women on Medicaid. (Department of Family Services – 2003).
  • Wyoming ranks 48th in the US for mental health status with significant numbers of suicide among women. (IWPR Study - 2004).

The Wyoming Women’s Foundation is the leading funder of change for women and girls in our state. We raise money to build an endowment that provides a reliable, permanent source of grants to invest in economic self-sufficiency for women and brighter futures for girls. Copyright © 2006 Wyoming Women’s Foundation. All rights reserved.