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Mark your calendars for Friday, September 14th for our signature event-- our 20th Annual Power of the Purse! Tickets and tables are now available for purchase.
Our newest research report, Economic Indicators for Women in Arkansas: State, Region, and County was released March 2018. It is the first of it's kind to focus on economic and employment indicators by race/ethnicity and geographic location.
WFA grants give innovative ideas the chance to change lives of women and girls in Arkansas.
Since 1999 more than 5,000 students have attended a Girls of Promise® conference, learning about careers that utilizing STEM fields, meeting women role models, and meeting other promising girls from around the state.
Join the thousands of women and men who understand that by making a small difference - donating a few dollars or volunteering a few hours - Arkansas will become a better, more economically secure state.
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is looking for an Executive Assistant & Communications Specialist full-time position. We are looking for an outstanding person that is eager for an opportunity to develop with the organization as we continue to grow our
Shayla Copas has worked extensively with Arkansas non-profit organizations for the past twenty years; including co-chairing the Heart Ball for the American Heart Association, co-chairing the Opus Ball for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and she founded and served as past co-chair of
It has happened more than once in the last year to me. Actually, it happens a lot. I get asked, or rather told, “I don’t understand the big deal, didn’t the women’s lib movement fix women’s issues?” How do you
This month, we are honored to introduce our 2017 Power of the Purse First Lady’s Woman in Public Service, Betty Clark Dickey. We asked Betty a few questions about what it means to be the 2017 First Lady’s Woman in
Meet the 2017 Woman of the Year in Business, Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl, President of Mangan Holcomb Partners. Launching her agency career as an intern at Mangan Holcomb Partners in 1994, Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl became a principal in the firm in
19 years later, here at the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, we continue to stand on the shoulders of the women who have come before us. In 1998, 100 women saw a gap in the Arkansas community and provided resources to
WFA Girls of Promise® Coding Summit at Acxiom in Little Rock attended by 125 Arkansas girls from 22 schools. (Little Rock, Ark.) – The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas sponsored the third Girls of Promise® Coding Summit at Acxiom Corporation in
I don’t have the power to look into a crystal ball and predict the future. None of us do. What I know though is that women and girls continue to fall behind. Our society has come such a long way
“When I was a girl, learning to type happened on typewriters; my mom’s portable computer weighed 40 pounds and was the size of a large suitcase and cell phones came in shoulder bags. Today the compute power available in a
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas and Girls of Promise ® are partnering with the Arkansas Governor’s Office, Acxiom, and AT&T to host a FREE Coding Summit for Arkansas 6th-12th grade girls on December 9, 2016. This coding summit is open