WOMENS FUND OF RHODE ISLAND

For women and girls in Rhode Island, the playing field isn’t level yet, but it could be with your help. The mission of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island is to invest in women and girls through research, advocacy, grantmaking and strategic partnerships designed to advance gender equity through systemic change. As a leader of social change, we are committed to advocating for and convening voices to advance gender equity and influence.

The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island works to educate women and the community at large about the following issues:

• Economic self-sufficiency, including access to good paying jobs, child care, pay equity, paid sick time & paid caregiver leave
• Reproductive rights
• Health and well-being
• Educational attainment
• Political representation

The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island offers workshops in salary negotiation skills, creating equitable workplaces, advocacy 101 and other topics which help to address the societal inequities that occur in women’s everyday lives.