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NoVo Foundation Awards Ms. Foundation for Women $3 Million Gift for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention30 July 2009

NEW YORK—The Ms. Foundation for Women is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $3 million gift from the NoVo Foundation in the area of child sexual abuse prevention. Over the course of the n ...

The Ms. Foundation for Women’s 21st Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision 21 May 2009

NEW YORK—Tonight the Ms. Foundation for Women will be joined by prominent members of the entertainment, business, philanthropic and not-for-profit communities in celebration of its co-founder Gloria ...

Ms. Foundation for Women Celebrates Co-Founder Gloria Steinem’s 75th Birthday with Outrageous Acts for Simple Justice Campaign25 March 2009

NEW YORK—Today, in celebration of Ms. Foundation for Women co-founder Gloria Steinem’s 75th birthday, the Ms. Foundation announces an online social change campaign: Outrageous Acts for Simple Justice ...

Sara K. Gould on Economic Crisis and Its Disproportionate Impact on the Nation's Most Vulnerable Women and Families18 September 2008

Amidst the emphasis on solving the economic crisis facing Wall Street, the crisis crippling women and their families on Main Street continues unabated. "Even at the beginning of the economic downtu ...

What Women Want, What the Country Needs:28 August 2008

For Immediate Release Denver, CO –The Ms. Foundation for Women today brings together grassroots activists, national policy advocates and journalists at the Democratic National Convention to promote ...

The Ms. Foundation Announces 2008 Gloria Award Winners and 35th Anniversary Celebration19 May 2008

The 20th Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision celebrates grassroots women activists and philanthropists whose achievements bring us closer to our vision of a just and inclusive ...

Ms. Foundation for Women Names Susan Wefald as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Patricia Eng as its Vice President for Program27 March 2008

NEW YORK – The Ms. Foundation for Women, the first national women’s philanthropy and the foundation building women’s collective power to ignite change across the United States, announced the app ...

A Hunt for Peace: Calling on Women Leaders to End War05 November 2007

For Immediate Release   Contact: Sherry S. Kirschenbaum (212) 678-8953 shkirschenbaum@jtsa.edu   New York, NY­ Accepting the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Se ...

Minor Change to CDC Policy Could Save Thousands of Women's Lives18 October 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Women and AIDS Collective National Association of People with AIDS   NEW YORK - The National Women and AIDS Collective (NWAC), a coalition of HIV-infected and aff ...

Greal Laughs, Greater Cause!01 October 2007

Featuring Susie Essman of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”   NEW YORK—Five of the country’s funniest female stand-up comics will join together on Monday, October 22 for the 18th Annual Comedy Hour at Car ...

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2009 Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awardee Gina Womack, Director and Co-Founder of Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), is an impassioned community organizer dedicated to creating a better life for all of Louisiana's youth, especially those involved in or targeted by the juvenile justice system. Learn more and view video

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212-709-4418 office
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212-709-4450 office
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