News/Events: WFNH in the News
A Third of NH Women seen with Four-Year College Degree
By: Barbara Taormina, Special to the Union Leader
More than 32 percent of adult women in New Hampshire have a four-year college degree, a solid step above the national average of 27 percent according to a new study, "The Status of Women and Girls in New Hampshire."
The Women's Fund of New Hampshire, a non-profit foundation committed to supporting policies and programs to improve the lives of women and girls, wanted some facts and figures to validate the trends some felt have been clear for years. And now they have a mix of benchmarks in the key areas of economic security, education, health and safety to use as a guide for how best to deploy resources and services.
"What we found is that in 2012, gender still matters," said Marianne Jones, executive director of the Women's Fund. "Women and girls are affected differently by different factors."
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Op-Ed: For women, all eyes on state Senate
By: Marianne M. Jones
The media has recently referred to the current political climate as a "war on women." If it is, then we are on the front lines at the Women's Fund of New Hampshire.
All of our resources go to women, children and families in New Hampshire who represent the majority of people affected by poverty, domestic and sexual violence, lack of access to adequate health care, and lingering issues around equal pay and job discrimination.
The Women's Fund facilitates the basic pursuit of economic security, safety, good health, and a sense of community for women and girls through our grants, programs and community education. However, our efforts are being undermined by many of the attitudes and laws pending in the Legislature.
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Marianne Jones: Investing in Women is Good for All
By: Lewellyn Hallett, Union Leader
“In New Hampshire, in other parts of the country, and globally,” Jones said, “when social change really gets some purchase in making a community different and better, it is often the result of investing strategically in issues surrounding women and girls. They are a bellwether for how the community is doing. When we make a community better for women and girls, we make the community better for everyone.”
Women are now earning more, attaining more positions of leadership, and inheriting more wealth than in any prior generation. They are directing more resources but not keeping pace in giving. Encouraging women to be leaders in philanthropy, which is an arena for investing in the community, has been an integral part of Jones's role with the Women's Fund.
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