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Intern-views: Shannon Smith
Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our intern Shannon Smith. WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? SS: I was at a networking event in Washington, D.C. and…
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Feminist Update: July 22, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. WGF Updates: WGF is working hard alongside Pittsburgh UNITED and over 20 other members of a coalition to pass paid sick leave legislation. Last week WGF CEO, Heather…
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Intern-views: Alexis Payne
Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our Writing Intern Alexis Payne. WGF: How did you get started with the Women and Girls Foundation? AP: After taking Civics in my freshman year in high school,…
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The Beauty Within shines through Pittsburgh photographer Elizabeth Craig
In a brightly sunlit studio in an historic home on Pittsburgh’s North Side, photographer Elizabeth Craig met with the Women and Girls Foundation to discuss her project, the Beauty Within Foundation. The project aims to share the stories of women’s experiences using the art of storytelling through photography. Craig got her start in photography almost by…
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Feminist Update: July 14, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. WGF Updates: Former WGF Board Member and longtime WGF supporter Bracken Burns will be performing as John Hancock in the play 1776, a play about the…
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Feminist Update: July 7, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. WGF Updates: Legislation for Paid Sick Days Introduced: Just this morning, WGF met with other allies at the City Council building, where Pittsburgh Councilman Corey O’Connor…
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Feminist Update: June 30, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. WGF Updates: Dignity & Respect Campaign Going Nationwide: WGF Board Chair Candi Castelberry Singleton going has announced that she will be taking her Dignity & Respect Campaign nationwide. The Dignity…
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Feminist Update: June 24, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. WGF Updates: Alexis Payne Advocates for Paid Sick Time: Alexis Payne, WGF Intern Extraordinaire and our Featured Feminist for this week, represented WGF at the Pittsburgh…
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Feminist Update: June 17, 2015
Feminist Update Your weekly update on all things feminism. Keep up to date on the election, the news, and what is going on in the world of women. In the News: App allows female travelers to feel safer alone: Safetipin, an app that allows users to track loved ones, is performing a safety audit…
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Super Interns Needed!
WGF is looking for a few good interns (or work study students). Are you passionate about women’s rights? Are you interested in hands-on learning (not just filing and making copies? Are you thinking about a career in the nonprofit sector? If so — we need you! We are beginning to plan for Fall 2015 interns. We…