Why women and girls.

The Virginia Women’s Foundation is dedicated to investing in initiatives led by and for women and girls to advance gender, racial, and economic justice.

Despite significant strides towards gender equality, organizations supporting women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals receive less than 2% of all national charitable donations.

Virginia urgently requires increased investment to uplift the status of women and girls. For instance:

  • Achieving pay equity for women in Virginia is projected to take until 2075

  • 33% of Virginia women experience intimate partner violence, rape, and/or stalking in their lifetimes

  • Firearms are involved in 70% of intimate partner homicides in the state

  • Women make up only 35% of our state legislature members

Women and girls are pivotal leaders in their communities, and the Virginia Women’s Foundation invests in their initiatives and innovations in leadership development, economic security, health, safety, and democracy. Join us.

Who is included when we say women?

When we use the term women, we include cis and trans women. As an organization utilizing a gender, racial, and economic equity lens to guide our work, we celebrate a diverse spectrum of gender identities and expressions including non-binary and gender-expansive people. We envision a future where women of every background and identity thrive.

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