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Create your own tables, maps and reports to illustrate, analyze and understand the status of women and girls in your community! GENDER EQUALITY Explorer provides free, 24/7, web-based access to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

GENDER EQUALITY Explorer was created by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Humphrey School's Center on Women and Public Policy to expand the availability of data on women and girls and the capacity of individuals and organizations to use data to advance equality for women and girls across the country. Click here to explore.

>> Learn more on how to utilize this tool through our upcoming free online webinar:

Space in limited, so register soon! If you have questions, please contact Saanii Hernandez-Mohr at Saanii@wfmn.org. Thanks!

 


Latest News

 

MN WOMEN'S PRESS: Slowed road to equality: What will it take to jumpstart progress? > Interview with our president/CEO Lee Roper-Batker, and Debra Fitzpatrick, director of the Humphrey School's Center on Women & Public Policy about the status of women's equality in our state and why progress has stalled.
 

Women's Foundation Awards $125,000 in Social Change Fund Planning Grants

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has awarded $125,000 in planning grants to 25 groups for the second cohort of Social Change Fund’s multi-year funding. Read more...

 

Saanii Hernandez-Mohr named Senior Program Officer

The Women's Foundation of Minnesota announced today that Saanii Hernandez-Mohr will join the staff as senior program officer on March 30. In this position, Hernandez-Mohr will provide strategic oversight and implementation of the Social Change Fund, girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together) Fund, and MN Girls Are Not For Sale. Read more...

 

STATUS OF WOMEN & GIRLS IN MN Project

Minnesota Women & Girls are Stalled on the Road to Equality in Economics, Safety, Health & Leadership

     
 

(Feb. 28) - According to new research out today by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota in partnership with the University of MN Humphrey School's Center on Women & Public Policy, Minnesota women and girls continue

to face disparate outcomes in comparison to men and boys in multiple measures of economics,safety, health, and leadership. it also shows that the disparities are even greater for women of color, rural women, LBT (lesbian, bisexual, transgender) women, and women with disabilities.

> Read the report.

> Read the press release.

> Read more about the project.

> Read the Star Tribune (2/29) article,

   "Pay falls short for Minnesota Women."

 


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Women's Foundation of MN & Minnesotans United for All Families See Women as Key to Human Rights

The Women’s Foundation announced it has awarded a $25,000 grant to Minnesotans United for All Families to launch a new initiative, Women United for All Families. Read more...

 

A New Ally Joins Fight to End Teen Sex Trade

We could not be more thrilled with the front-page article in Saturday’s Star Tribune (1/28/12) – and above the fold, no less! From the headlines to the content, we are so pleased with the reporter’s telling of this complex issue, our role in it, and announcement of the first MN Girls’ grants. >> Access the article here.

 

Women's Foundation Awards $366,500 in Grants to End the Prostitution of Minnesota Girls

We are thrilled to introduce you to the stellar cohort of nonprofit and gvernment organizations that will move the needle on this issue in the next year.

 

   

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