IDENTIFY YOUR MONEY PHOBIAS
However high we jump to clear the hurdles and move into male domains, women are still tripped by up internalized messages from media, from bosses, from childhood and from family members: Women aren’t supposed to concern themselves with money. As a result, we often hand over the power that money confers to others, usually men, […]
WOMEN ARE NOT A NICHE ISSUE. WOMEN ARE THE MARKET
A just-released report from Ernst & Young and the World Economic Forum, entitled “Groundbreakers: Using the strength of women to rebuild the world economy,” offers yet deeper confirmation of the chorus that now includes Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women program, the UN, the World Bank and dozens of microfinance initiatives around the world. Says the report: […]
NOBODY SAID PHILANTHROPY WAS PERFECT
Finding philanthropic focus takes time and practice. People who have been through the process say it’s about trial and error. It’s also not uncommon for new volunteers or donors to discover that a cause or an organization turns out to be the wrong match, and they need to move on. Despite having more resources than […]