Why Arianna?

By Wendy Doyle, President & CEO, Women's Foundation

Women’s Foundation hosts an annual luncheon to raise funds to help our mission; creating equity and opportunity for women of all ages. Each year we carefully and purposefully select a keynote speaker who will inspire and motivate us for another year; in the past we’ve hosted such amazing speakers as Madeleine Albright and America Fererra. These women are agents of change; working in their unique ways to improve the lives of others, especially women.  They inspire our guests and our foundation to continue working for change.

Instead of Commemoration, let Women’s Equality Day be a Call to Action

By Wendy Doyle

Congress declared August 26th Women’s Equality Day 44 years ago in commemoration of the 19th amendment, which granted women’s suffrage.  Gaining the right to vote was one giant leap for womankind, but only one small step towards equality.  Instead of a day of commemoration, I say we approach Women’s Equality Day as a day of action to further our quest for true gender equality. 

Women's Foundation and Mayor Francis Slay Announce Appointments Project

St. Louis, Mo- Today, the Women’s Foundation and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced a new partnership to increase the number of women serving on City boards and commissions.  St. Louis will be the second city in Missouri to launch a Women’s Foundation Appointments Project to advance more women into leadership positions, after a successful pilot project in Kansas City, MO, last year. 

Statement on Kansas City Local Elections Results

Kansas City, MO – Wendy Doyle, President & CEO of the Women’s Foundation, today released the following statement regarding the Kansas City local election results:

Congratulations to Mayor Sly James, a leader in promoting gender equity, and to all those elected last night to the Kansas City Council.  It is encouraging to see that women will now hold five seats on the Council, marking progress in representation. 

The Women’s Foundation looks forward to working with all members of the Council on public policy issues that impact women and their families and towards building a stronger community.