Introducing the 18th Annual WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize honoree: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

As we celebrate WOMEN’S WAY’s 50th Anniversary, we’re excited to continue a tradition established nearly two decades ago: honoring authors whose work advances the dialogue around gender equity.

This year, we’re honoring economist and author Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman for her book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.

In The Double Tax, Anna argues that women face a “double tax” of unpaid labor, caregiving responsibilities, workplace inequities, and structural barriers that limit wealth-building opportunities. Accessible and solutions-oriented, she reframes economic justice through a gender lens and calls for systemic changes that recognize and value women’s labor and contributions.

The WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize honors the legacy of Ernesta Drinker Ballard, a WOMEN’S WAY founder and our first Board president, whose decades of advocacy helped shape the gender equity movement in Greater Philadelphia. Fifty years after WOMEN’S WAY was founded, we’re proud to carry forward that tradition by creating space for ideas that advance gender equity.

Join us virtually for a moderated conversation with Anna Gifty about The Double Tax, followed by an audience Q&A on November 12th at 5:30 PM. Learn more here.