Gender Justice

Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

Release Date:

08/27/2012

How can we address the professional gender gap in the sciences? Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder of the Charles H. Revson Foundation discuss a Revson-supported initiative at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science designed to help women scientists on...

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Insights

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Gender Justice

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

Release Date:

06/04/2012

The Ms. Foundation for Women is pleased to announce the launch of their first Advocacy and Policy department and, after a lengthy search, have selected renowned civil rights advocate and champion Deborah Jacobs to lead the new department as the Vice...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Public Policy

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector

This report reveals that women of color encounter systemic obstacles to their advancement over and above the barriers faced by white women and men of color. Education and training are not the solution—women of color with high levels of education are more likely to be in administrative roles and are more likely to report frustrations about inadequate and inequitable salaries. BMP’s call to action focuses on systems change, organizational change, and individual support for women of color in the sector.