It's Ladies Night with the Memphis Grizzlies!

March 20, 2009

Download the event flyer for more information or to order your tickets.

Learn more about volunteer opportunities for the Annual Tribute Luncheon and Symposium. Call 901.578.9346 to volunteer.

WESC in the News

Read the New Haven Register article, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Learn more from the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity article, "Green Jobs Can Provide a Pathway Out of Poverty for Millions of Women," written by founding members of the WESC.

Global alliance TckTckTck, an organization calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement, published an article on its website, "Green Jobs Will Provide Economic Security for Women."

HRGuru also reported on the WESC launch with an article entitled, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Read the latest edition of Reaching Out, the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis e-newsletter.

Your gifts to the Women's Foundation are helping to transform the community. Learn more about Girls Experiencing Engineering, one of the many programs supported by the Women's Foundation and you.

"The reach [of Women's Funds] is broad and deep—broad enough to propel worldwide transformation and deep enough to engage and empower women on the ground. Together, they unite the money, ideas and actions to create lasting change for women and girls, their families and communities."
– Excerpt from "The Power of Women's Funds," published in the Association of Fundraising Professional's newsletter

Obama's Council on Women and Girls 

President Obama has just signed an executive order establishing the “White House Council on Women and Girls.” The purpose of the new group “is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” he said at the signing. “Our progress in these areas is an important measure of whether we are truly fulfilling the promise of our democracy for all our people.”

Blogger Lisa Belkin comments on the Council, noting that many "women's" problems are actually family problems. 
Read the entire blog from The New York Times Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting, published on March 11, 2009.