We Need to Talk About Child Care

By admin | September 30, 2021 | Comments Off on We Need to Talk About Child Care
A young, female child care employee sitting at a table with a girl toddler coloring in a child care center classroom. In the background is a second employee playing with two toddlers.

When you consider the factors essential to a thriving, modern economy, does child care come to mind? If not, it should. Child care is not just an issue about children and families, but an economic issue that impacts us all. In 2015, AWF partnered with Georgia Budget and Policy Institute to develop a report that…

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Equality vs. Equity

By atlwomens | March 28, 2017 | Comments Off on Equality vs. Equity

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we wanted to explore the concept of equality versus equity and how it applies to the work of The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. So what is the difference between these two concepts? Equality is when resources are distributed evenly; everyone receives an equal share. While equality is definitely…

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#PledgeForParity – International Women’s Day 2016

By atlwomens | March 8, 2016 | Comments Off on #PledgeForParity – International Women’s Day 2016
Pledge for Parity

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.  We have much to celebrate today, but progress towards gender parity has slowed in many places. The parity issues faced around the world can be seen…

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Increasing Access To Child Care Helps Georgia’s Women and The State’s Economy

By atlwomens | August 27, 2015 | Comments Off on Increasing Access To Child Care Helps Georgia’s Women and The State’s Economy

At The Atlanta Women’s Foundation, we know that advocacy is one of the most effective ways to combat the sort of interrelated root causes of social problems and systemic factors that are detailed in our Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty in Metro Atlanta research findings.  Recently, AWF formed a Public Policy & Community Education…

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