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• JUST IN: America Ferrera To Keynote Texas Women’s Foundation’s 35th Annual Luncheon Virtually July 30, 2020 Via: My Sweet Charity By: Jeanne Prejean In exactly two months Texas Women’s Foundation will hold its 35th Annual Luncheon virtually co-chaired by Bonnie Clinton and Cynt Marshall and presented by Toyota and powered by The Dallas Mavericks. That means anyone anywhere can attend without having to budge from their keyboard. TWF CEO/President Ros Dawson Thompson just announced the Target-sponsored guest speaker for the event on… Read More
• More education doesn’t always mean bigger paychecks for Texas women July 8, 2020 Via: Dallas Business Journal By: Bill Hethcock Elizeth Diaz has worked hard for many years toward her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and she looks forward to graduating in August from Dallas Baptist University. But with $60,000 in student loan debt, an 8-year-old daughter, a 4-year-old son, and graduation date in the midst of a pandemic-induced… Read More
• Report Shows How Texas Women Struggled With Basic Needs, Even Before COVID-19 July 2, 2020 Via: KERA By: Justin Martin The Texas Women's Foundation defines the basic building blocks of financial security as child care, housing, education and health care. But what happens when those building blocks become stumbling blocks? The foundation's newest report, issued every three years, takes a deep dive into what challenges women in Texas face and the policies… Read More
• Evictions, COVID complicate women’s struggle to find affordable housing July 1, 2020 Via: Dallas Business Journal By: Bill Hethcock When the landlord wanted to raise the rent on the small two-bedroom apartment in North Dallas that Adriana Godines lived in with her husband and daughter, Godines thought it wasn’t worth it. “When they said they were going to up our rent, we were like, ‘nope.' We will… Read More
• Mujeres en Texas representan el 63% de las trabajadoras esenciales en tiempos de coronavirus, según un estudio June 30, 2020 Via: Univision View Interview Mary Valadez, vicepresidente asociada de subvenciones de la Fundación de Mujeres de Texas (TXWF), explica que a pesar de que ellas se desempeñan en trabajos como cuidado infantil, atención médica o limpieza de edificios, muchos de estos empleos no les brindan el seguro de salud ni tiempo libre pagado   Read More
• Texas Women’s Foundation COO: Legislative Change Needed to Address Gender Inequities June 26, 2020 Via: Reform Austin By: Isobella Harkrider In part two of our look at the economic hardships Texas women are facing, we posed four questions to Texas Women’s Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer Dena Jackson. Part one is available here. What was your most surprising finding from the study about a Texas woman’s income and income gaps?… Read More
• Many Barriers Keep Texas Women Of Color From Financial Security, Report Says June 18, 2020 Via: KERA News By: Galilee Abdullah A new report on economic issues for women in Texas shows that when it comes to achieving financial security, a large percentage of women of color in the state face several barriers. The barriers include access to affordable childcare, housing costs, college loan debt, pay inequity and a lack… Read More
• Study: COVID-19 impacts women in Texas financially more than men June 17, 2020 Via: Fox 4 By: Erin Davis DALLAS - The demographic of a typical Texas woman is a 36-year-old woman of color making $35,000 a year or less. In a webinar Tuesday, the Texas Women’s Foundation covered their new economic report about issues women in Texas are facing in 2020. The findings from the foundation detailed fours… Read More
• Texas women are sliding backward on equity amid an economic crisis, study says June 16, 2020 Via: Dallas Morning News By: Dom Furio A new study provides a stark update on inequities facing women in the Texas economy, including a wage gap that hasn’t budged in the last decade. What does a typical Texas woman look like in 2020? She’s a millennial in her mid-30s. She’s a woman of color living… Read More
• Housing, health insurance, child care, education: Inside the challenges Texas women face June 16, 2020 Via: DBJ By: Taylor Tompkins   The average Texas woman may not be who you think she is. She’s a millennial — 36 years old to be exact. She is a woman of color living in a city and making $35,000 a year or less. She’s working to support her family. The Texas Women’s Foundation,… Read More