This year has been full of productivity and rewarding impact as we accelerated our movement to advance all women’s economic and civic leadership. We commissioned critical research, advocated for solutions to remove barriers, helped educate and appoint women to leadership positions, solicited feedback from women on their obstacles, and engaged more people like you than ever before in supporting our mission.
Here are few highlights:
660 Women trained/empowered through our programming and Appointments Project
501 policy maker education touchpoints addressing barriers such as occupational licensing, paid family leave, childcare and more
262 Women’s voices heard in town halls across Missouri
36 Women appointed to boards and commissions
7 new Appointments Project cities/counties onboarded
Thank you for your gifts of leadership, engagement, support, and feedback this year. Our successes are not possible without you - you fuel and champion our mission in your workplaces and communities. Because of you, this movement has tremendous momentum and united with you, we are eager to remove even more barriers for women in 2022!
There are countless women who inspired us this year. I invite to you revisit their stories:
Watch our Take Three video series, where I spoke with inspiring women about their efforts to empower women in their communities.
Revisit stories of generosity and kindness from some of our amazing donors here.
Read quotes from Missouri women town hall participants about the barriers they face in our full report here.
As we wrap this year, I want to give you a teaser of what’s to come in 2022:
Research: We will release the Status of Women in Kansas and Status of Women in Oklahoma, as well as an occupational licensing briefing.
Economic Development: We will launch the first-ever Kansas Women’s Economic Development Task Force and conduct town halls across Kansas.
Civic Leadership: We will continue to scale our award-winning Appointments Project to new states and cities from the east to west coast.
There is much to celebrate this year, and I am grateful for the community that makes our work possible. I hope you take time to rest and reflect this holiday season and know that you have made a difference in the lives of thousands of women. I look forward to strengthening this movement with you in 2022.
Kindly,
Wendy