WOMEN’S WAY Strategic Plan Info Session

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY Introduces New 3-Year Strategic Plan

WOMEN’S WAY Introduces New 3-Year Strategic Plan to Advance Gender Equity For Immediate Release | Philadelphia, PA | January 16, 2024 WOMEN’S WAY, Philadelphia’s leading nonprofit dedicated to achieving gender…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Stability and Opportunity

Announcing Our 2025 Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum Series

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum 2025 The Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Series is back for 2025! Across four virtual events this year, we’ll explore how we can build…

Now Streaming: Beyond the Razor Wire Fence Podcast

Welcome to Beyond the Razor Wire Fence A new podcast about healing, loving, and staying free. Beyond the Razor Wire Fence features WOMEN’S WAY Change the Narrative Fellows sharing their…

Photography Exhibition: “Today We Are Possible”

“Today We Are Possible” Ongoing photography exhibit explores the intersections of gender and wealth through the lens of six Philadelphia women captured in stunning, intimate portraits by Gregory Wright VISIT…

2024 General Election Results

WOMEN’S WAY 2024 General Election Response Since our founding in the mid-1970s, WOMEN’S WAY has been at the forefront of efforts to advance gender equity in Philadelphia and beyond. Born…

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY Reacts to General Election Results

WOMEN’S WAY Reacts to General Election Results For Immediate Release | Philadelphia, PA | November 6, 2024 The following is a statement by Diane Cornman-Levy, Chief Disruptor at WOMEN’S WAY:…

3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit Report

3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit Report Released Every year that WOMEN’S WAY hosts the Gender Wealth Summit, we ask for our communities to respond and reflect on the previous year’s…

16th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize

Recap: 16th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize On October 23rd, 2024, WOMEN’S WAY hosted our 16th Annual Book Prize honoring New York Times best-selling author, Sadeqa Johnson, for her novel…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Incarceration as Wealth Extraction

Negotiation Skills for Women Workshop – SOLD OUT

Board Update: Meet our Five Newest Members

Board Update: Meet our Five Newest Members We’re excited to welcome five incredible new members to our Board of Directors this fall! Each brings unique expertise and a deep commitment…

Recap: 3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit

Recap: 3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit     On September 20th, WOMEN’S WAY and the Gender Wealth Institute hosted the 3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit, giving attendees an amazing opportunity…

Financial Wellness Program Launches 2nd Cohort

WOMEN’S WAY Launches 2nd Cohort of Financial Wellness Program We are thrilled to announce the launch of our 2nd Cohort of FWP, which will run from September 2024 to March…

3rd Annual Gender Wealth Summit – SOLD OUT

CTGWG Recap: Exploring Models of Shared Wealth

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Exploring Models of Shared Wealth In this month’s Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum, we talked about how cooperatives, or co-ops, can…

We Moved!

WOMEN’S WAY New Office Location We are excited to announce that as of August 1, 2024, WOMEN’S WAY has moved to a new location.   Our new address is: WOMEN’S…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Exploring Models of Shared Wealth

Exciting Update on Our Strategic Planning Process

Strategic Plan Update (June 2024) As we look towards the future, we are thrilled to share that we are in the process of developing our next three-year strategic plan (2024-2027).…

46th Annual Celebration Recap

WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration Equity Champions Unite On May 22nd, 2024, WOMEN’S WAY hosted its 46th Annual Celebration: Equity Champions Unite at the stunning Crystal Team Room. This year’s…

CTGWG Recap: Community Wealth Building

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – It Takes a Village, Community Wealth Building “Community Wealth Building is really is an ideology of ‘we’ and that starts at the…

WOMEN’S WAY Featured on Making Love and Designing the Future Podcast

Diane Cornman-Levy & Kelly Sheard: Disruptors for Change In this episode of Making Love & Designing the Future, host Jos Duncan Asé from Love Now Media interviews Kelly Sheard, Director…

PA Momnibus Townhall Recording

PA Momnibus Townhall PA State Reps Morgan Cephas, Gina Curry, and La’Tasha Mayes from the PA Black Maternal Health Caucus joined us to share more information about the Pennsylvania Momnibus,…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: It Takes a Village, Community Wealth Building

Cerrando la Brecha De Riqueza De Género: El Desarrollo de la Riqueza Comunitaria

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY To Honor Christen Press and Tobin Heath at 46th Annual Celebration

WOMEN’S WAY To Honor 2x World Cup Champions Christen Press and Tobin Heath at Annual Celebration Philadelphia’s leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing gender and racial equity will present its highest…

WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration – Tickets Are Live!

WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration Calling all Equity Champions! You are invited to our largest fundraiser and premiere event of the year, the WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration: Equity Champions…

Momnibus Town Hall

CTGWG Recap: Advancing Gender Equity with Guaranteed Income

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Advancing Gender Equity with Guaranteed Income In the latest installment of the Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum series, our panelists discussed…

Meet our Fourth Cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows

Meet our Fourth Cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows! We’re excited to introduce our fourth cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows! The Change the Narrative Fellowship is dedicated to equipping…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Advancing Gender Equity with Guaranteed Income

Board Update: Meet our Three Newest Members!

Board Update: Meet our Three Newest Members! We’re thrilled to announce the newest additions to our Board of Directors, three dynamic individuals who join us with a wealth of expertise…

CTGWG Recap: Catalyzing Change in the Labor Movement

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Catalyzing Change in the Labor Movement On March 19th, WOMEN’S WAY hosted Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Catalyzing Change in the…

Fox29 Good Day Philadelphia: WOMEN’S WAY Wednesdays

WOMEN’S WAY Wednesdays Returns to Stratus Rooftop Lounge Tune in to catch WOMEN’S WAY Director of the Gender Wealth Institute, Kelly Sheard, join representatives from Stratus Lounge and Sisterly Love…

Women’s History Month 2024

Women’s History Month 2024 Join WOMEN’S WAY throughout the month of March to honor Women’s History Month! As we commemorate this special month, we invite you to join us in…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Catalyzing Change in the Labor Movement

Womanly Magazine: ‘Today We Are Possible’ Photo Exhibition

‘Today We Are Possible’ — A Photo Exhibition Exploring the Intersections of Gender and Wealth Originally Published on February 28, 2024 by Regine Roquia for Womanly Magazine. On January 31st,…

16th Annual Book Prize Nominations

Nominations needed for the 16th Annual Book Prize Did you read an amazing book last year? Consider nominating it for the 16th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize! Nominations are due by…

WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize Committee 2024

WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize Committee The Book Prize Committee is responsible for selecting the winner of the 16th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize.  Committee Details and Responsibilities: Books will be…

Explore the New Gender Wealth Gap Learning Module

Explore the New Gender Wealth Gap Learning Module We are so excited to announce the launch of the Gender Wealth Gap Learning Module, an innovative online resource aimed at dispelling…

Save the Date: WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration

WOMEN’S WAY 46th Annual Celebration – Save The Date!  (Update 3/13/24: Tickets for the 46th Annual Celebration are now available! For more info and to purchase your ticket, please click…

Empowering Financial Well-being: Introducing the Financial Wellness Program

Empowering Financial Well-Being: Introducing the Financial Wellness Program Statistics reveal a staggering reality – 106 million people in the United States live in economically insecure households, with 49% of employed…

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation to Improve Financial Wellness of Women and Gender Expansive Employees     We are excited to share that WOMEN’S WAY has received…

Press Release: Photo Exhibit Explores Intersection of Gender and Wealth

“Today We Are Possible” Photo Exhibit Explores Intersection of Gender and Wealth in Philadelphia For Immediate Release – January 23, 2024 PHILADELPHIA, PA – WOMEN’S WAY invites you to a…

“Today We Are Possible” Photo Exhibit Opening Reception

CTGWG Recap: Tackling Wealth Supremacy

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Tackling Wealth Supremacy “I am deliberately playing off, of course, white supremacy when I devised the term ‘wealth supremacy,’ because what I’m…

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant from United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

WOMEN’S WAY Receives $50,000 Grant from United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey   We are excited to share that WOMEN’S WAY received a $50,000 grant from United…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: From Extraction to Equity – Tackling Wealth Supremacy

Cerrando la Brecha De Riqueza De Género: De la Extracción a la Equidad Económica

Announcing Our Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum 2024 Series

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum Series 2024 Lineup Heading into its third year, the Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum series remains steadfast in its mission to educate stakeholders…

CTGWG Recap: Building an Equitable Ecosystem for Women of Color Entrepreneurs

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Building an Equitable Ecosystem for Women of Color Entrepreneurs Navigating the entrepreneurial landscape is no easy feat, and for Women of Color, the…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Building an Equitable Ecosystem for Women of Color Entrepreneurs

Transgender Awareness Week: November 13-19

Transgender Awareness Week: November 13-19 This week, we’re commemorating Trans Awareness Week, a time to unite and raise awareness around the challenges faced by the trans and nonbinary community. What…

Grant Blvd and WOMEN’S WAY: Sip & Shop + Panel Discussion

Recap: 15th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize

Recap: 15th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize On November 1st, 2023, WOMEN’S WAY hosted our 15th Annual Book Prize honoring Washington Post reporter and author Casey Parks for her book,…

Become a 2024 Change the Narrative Fellow!

Apply to Become a Change the Narrative Fellow! The stories we’ve been told about wealth aren’t true. For women and gender-expansive folks of color, who are most likely to experience…

15th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize

Change the Narrative Fellow featured in WHYY: “Pandemic-era Benefits are Long Gone”

Change the Narrative Fellow featured in WHYY: “Pandemic-era benefits are long gone. Philly advocates are trying to bridge the gap for families living in poverty” As a member of our…

Technical.ly: WOMEN’S WAY Is Developing a Gender Wealth Index

WOMEN’S WAY is developing a Gender Wealth Index to better understand the gender wealth gap Originally Published on October 10, 2023 by Sarah Huffman, Technical.ly.  PHILADELPHIA (Technical.ly) – WOMEN’S WAY…

Recap: 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit

Recap: 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit   On September 22nd, WOMEN’S WAY proudly hosted the 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit. This year’s event delved deep into the heart of the…

Change the Narrative Fellows Video Screening + Panel Discussion

Board Update: Meet our Four Newest Members!

Board Update: Meet our Four Newest Members! This September, we proudly welcomed four exceptional individuals to our Board of Directors, each bringing a unique perspective and valuable expertise to WOMEN’S…

KYW Newsradio: 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit to Kick Off This Week

2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit to Kick Off This Week Originally Published on September 19, 2023 by Antionette Lee, KYW Newsradio. Click here for the original article on KYW Newsradio.…

G-Town Radio: WOMEN’S WAY 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit

WOMEN’S WAY 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit Interview with Vanessa’s Money Hour Originally aired September 15, 2023 on Vanessa’s Money Hour on G-Town Radio.  Tune in below to catch Kelly…

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY Gender Wealth Summit to Provide Preview of Region’s First Gender Wealth Index

WOMEN’S WAY Gender Wealth Summit to Provide Preview of Region’s First Gender Wealth Index For Immediate Release PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 12, 2023) – WOMEN’S WAY, the Greater Philadelphia region’s leading…

2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit

Change the Narrative Fellow featured in The New York Times: “Can You Buy A House In Your 20s?”

Change the Narrative Fellow featured in The New York Times: “Can You Buy A House In Your 20’s?” As a member of our second cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows,…

Save the Date: 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit

(Update: Registration is now open. To register, please visit womensway.org/summit2023).  The WOMEN’S WAY Gender Wealth Institute is gearing up for its 2nd Annual Gender Wealth Summit and is pleased to…

CTGWG Recap: Our Stories, Our Power – Building Solidary through Storytelling

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Our Stories, Our Power – Building Solidary through Storytelling On July 26th, our Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum provided an exploration of…

Now Hiring: GWI Program and Data Manager

Now Hiring: GWI Program and Data Manager GWI Program and Data Manager – NO LONGER OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS.  Job Description WOMEN’S WAY is looking for a proactive, independently motivated individual…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Our Stories, Our Power – Building Solidarity through Storytelling

CTGWG Recap: Gender Focused Investing

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum Recap: Gender Focused Investing – What Happens When We Center Women? There is growing evidence that centering gender equity as an investment strategy drives…

Chedder News: How WOMEN’S WAY is Taking on the Gender Wealth Gap

Chedder News program, ChedHER, features WOMEN’S WAY Chief Disruptor, Diane-Cornman Levy Each week, ChedHER celebrates representation and inclusion in business with today’s leaders to shine a light on women who…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Gender Focused Investing – What Happens When We Center Women?

Recap: 45th Annual Celebration

Recap: WOMEN’S WAY 45th Annual Celebration Spark Collective Action On Thursday, May 18th, 2023, WOMEN’S WAY hosted its 45th Annual Celebration: Spark Collective Action at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel.…

Press Release: Kathryn Kolbert Esq. to Be Honored for Long and Distinguished Career Advancing Reproductive Rights

Kathryn Kolbert Esq., Renowned Public Interest Attorney, to Be Honored for Long and Distinguished Career Advancing Reproductive Rights Kathryn Kolbert Esq. will receive the prestigious Lucretia Mott Award at the…

Recap: Mayoral Candidate Forum

Mayoral Candidate Forum Recap: Sparking Conversations on Women’s Issues On April 26th, in person and via live stream, WOMEN’S WAY, The Forum of Executive Women, The League of Women Voters…

6ABC News: Group Hosts Mayoral Candidates at Temple to Discuss Gender, Racial Equity

Group Hosts Mayoral Candidates at Temple to Discuss Gender, Racial Equity Originally Published on April 26, 2023 by 6abc Action News PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates were invited to…

WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize Committee 2023

WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize Committee The Book Prize Committee is responsible for selecting the winner of the 15th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize.  Committee Details and Responsibilities: Books will be…

15th Annual Book Prize Nominations

Nominations needed for the 15th Annual Book Prize Did you read an amazing book last year? Consider nominating it for the 15th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize! Nominations are due by…

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region WOMEN’S WAY has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase’s Women on The Move to positively impact…

Sparking Conversations on Women’s Issues: A Mayoral Candidate Forum

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Behind the Mic – The Impact of Media on Gender and Racial Equity

CTGWG Recap: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum Recap: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and the Gender Wealth Gap While the U.S. income tax system is progressive overall, many aspects of…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and the Gender Wealth Gap

Al Día News: CCP, WOMEN’S WAY partner on new fellowship cohort

CCP, WOMEN’S WAY partner on new fellowship cohort 10 students were selected for the Change the Narrative Fellowship, and will gain the opportunity to change perceptions about women and economic…

Save the Date: WOMEN’S WAY 45th Annual Celebration

WOMEN’S WAY 45th Annual Celebration – Save The Date!  (Update: The 45th Annual Celebration was held on May 18, 2023. For a recap of the event, please click here.) This…

Press Release: WOMEN’S WAY Announces 3rd Cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows

Community College of Philadelphia and WOMEN’S WAY Partner to Assemble New Cohort of Change the Narrative Fellows FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10 Students from Community College of Philadelphia will work…

Recap: “Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa” Screening and Discussion about Anti-Abortion Clinics

Recap: “Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa” Screening and Discussion about Anti-Abortion Clinics On January 24th 2023, WOMEN’S WAY and the Young Women’s Initiative joined forces with grantee partner, the Abortion…

CTGWG Recap: Let’s Start at the Beginning – Understanding Wealth and Power

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum Recap: Let’s Start at the Beginning – Understanding Wealth and Power The origins of wealth and power in the United States go hand in…

“Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa” Screening with Abortion Liberation Fund

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: Let’s Start at the Beginning – Understanding Wealth and Power

Diane Cornman-Levy Panelist at Equitable Wealth Symposium

Diane Cornman-Levy Panelist at Equitable Wealth Symposium On November 10th, WOMEN’S WAY Chief Disruptor, Diane Cornman-Levy participated in the Equitable Wealth Symposium as a panelist in a session titled “The…

Announcing our New Board Chair

WOMEN’S WAY announces the appointment of Myra Brown as Board Chair December 8, 2022 – WOMEN’S WAY is thrilled to welcome Myra Brown as our new Board Chair. Myra’s leadership…

Change the Narrative Fellows Speak at National FSS Conference

Change the Narrative Fellows Speak as Keynote Panelists at National FSS Conference This year, Compass Working Capital partnered with WOMEN’S WAY to offer FSS participants the opportunity to participate in…

CTGWG Recap: Why the Student Loan Crisis is a Gender Justice Issue

Recap: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Why the Student Loan Crisis is a Gender Justice Issue “Student loan debt is not a gender justice issue simply because it…

Diane Cornman-Levy Featured in 34th Street Magazine: “Philly’s Political Future”

Diane Cornman-Levy Featured in 34th Street Magazine November Issue: “Philly’s Political Future” Four Philadelphia public servants have already declared their candidacies in what’s shaping up to be a competitive 2023…

Recap: 14th Annual Book Prize

Recap: 14th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize An annual tradition, The WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize was established in 2007 to honor the legacy of Ernesta Drinker Ballard, a WOMEN’S WAY…

Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum – Why the Student Loan Crisis is a Gender Justice Issue