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Intern-views: Shannon Smith
Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our intern Shannon Smith. WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? SS: I was at a networking event in Washington, D.C. and…
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Intern-views: Alexis Payne
Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our Writing Intern Alexis Payne. WGF: How did you get started with the Women and Girls Foundation? AP: After taking Civics in my freshman year in high school,…
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The Beauty Within shines through Pittsburgh photographer Elizabeth Craig
In a brightly sunlit studio in an historic home on Pittsburgh’s North Side, photographer Elizabeth Craig met with the Women and Girls Foundation to discuss her project, the Beauty Within Foundation. The project aims to share the stories of women’s experiences using the art of storytelling through photography. Craig got her start in photography almost by…
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YOUR ACTION TODAY CAN HELP OVERTURN THE HOBBY LOBBY RULING!
Many of you have asked us over the last week, what can be done to reestablish the rights the Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby ruling will strip away from hundreds of thousands of women. A group of Senators is working to expedite legislation that would override the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case and…
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Q&A about Gender Wage Gap with Kimberly Slater-Wood
How do you think the wage gap affects Pittsburgh? One of many areas the wage gap has affected Pittsburgh is socioeconomically – There has been a permanent shift in our workforce – we have more women in the workforce than ever before; we have more single mothers in the workforce than ever before; and more…
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Issues Briefing
The Women and Girls Foundation and FISA Foundation presents Issue Briefing Addressing Reproductive Health Care for Underserved Populations: Innovative Programming for Incarcerated Women and Minors Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 9 a.m. Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue • Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Please join us to hear presentations by a panel of experts that will…
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Photos from Celebrating {wo}MEN!
The Celebrating woMEN! event, on December 1 at the August Wilson Center, was a wonderful success. Whether you were able to come or not, you can see (and even purchase) photos from the event by entering the code WGF2012GALA. In all, more than 350 guests enjoyed an evening full of good company, delicious food from…
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WGF Recognized as a "Great Nonprofit"!
Thanks to the amazing reviews of so many supporters, WGF has been selected as a Top-Rated Great Nonprofit for 2012. Thank you for saying that our work has value to you–out loud!
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Human trafficking hotline notification bill passes PA Legislature
A bill requiring certain businesses to post signs highlighting a human trafficking hotline is on its way to the governor’s desk, according to an October 17 news story from Capitolwire in Harrisburg. House Bill 235 requires notification of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline be posted prominently in bars, strip clubs, massage parlors, state-run…