By Ellen Sloan This is the second blog post by Board Member Ellen Sloan, who attended Sowing Change 2010, a funder’s tour of the Central Valley. In the Central Valley between Bakersfield and Fresno, the small unincorporated town of Pixley is building a community that works. This town of 2,900 is dealing with pesticide drift, [...]
“Growing up, hearing my mom’s stories, I never ever thought that we would have the same experience because we did not get along at all. But from hearing her stories, it made me realize how much we are alike in our life experiences, which makes me feel like I can relate to and understand her [...]
We were excited when President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 this past March. But now we have even more reason to be excited! The National Women’s Law Center and the Commonwealth Fund have just released extensive research on the impact health care reform will have on the [...]
Since we began in 1979, the Women’s Foundation of California has been deeply committed to the health, safety, economic security and leadership of women and girls. That’s why we were an early supporter of organizations that worked in the domestic violence movement. As these organizations grew in strength and influence, we were pleased to see [...]
Wondering where to go for your next manicure? The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (a Women’s Foundation of California grant partner) can help you find a salon that will make your nails pretty, without jeopardizing the health of nail salon employees. This past Tuesday, those lucky enough to stop by San Francisco’s International College of [...]
Plump avocados, rosy strawberries, spiny artichokes and flowery broccoli; California is synonymous with its incredibly rich bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables. But it turns out that not everyone has access to the bounty of our state – the bread and fruit basket for the country. Many communities in California do not have access to [...]
By Shailushi Ritchie, Development and Communications Officer at the Women’s Foundation of California Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. Cards were given, flowers were delivered, and cries of “Happy Mama Day!” peppered the day—making it impossible for me to forget that Sunday May 9th was the day that mothers are supposed to be recognized, [...]
Congratulations to Eveline Shen, executive director of Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, a Women’s Foundation of California grant partner. Chosen as one of Women’s eNews’ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Eveline will be honored on Thursday, May 6. Under Eveline’s savvy leadership, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) is linking climate change and toxic [...]
By Barbara A. Brenner, Executive Director, Breast Cancer Action How can anyone own our genes? Up until now, no court has been asked that question. But last week, in a ground breaking decision, a federal judge in New York declared that Myriad Genetics’ patents on the breast cancer genes are invalid because they cannot patent [...]
By Shailushi Ritchie, Development and Communications Officer for the Women’s Foundation of California. When I first heard that the health care reform bill would make it so that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition, I almost laughed. After all, this was 2010 and certainly insurance companies weren’t so devious as to limit [...]
