Empowering women is a community effort. Our work utilizes innovative solutions to ensure all women can succeed economically. Join the movement.

A catalyst for workplace, individual, & policy change that advances women’s economic success

2.3M

Women left the labor force since February 2020

78%

Average gender wage gap in Missouri

38%

Of female-led households with children in poverty

In 2015 Lilly Ledbetter was the keynote speaker at Making a Difference where she shared her story with grace and humor, demonstrating that one woman can make a difference. Her landmark gender pay discrimination suit sparked her namesake legislation, the 2009 Fair Pay Restoration Act.

OUR APPROACH:

The Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis is a change-agent for the St. Louis region, committed to advancing the economic success of women in the area through workplace change, public policy change, and individual support. We help create systems where women have access to great jobs with great benefits and promote policies that support working families and living wages.  

MISSION

Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis is a catalyst for workplace, individual, & policy change that advances women’s economic success.

VISION

We envision a fair and equitable community in which all women are able to achieve their economic goals.

Advancing Women Through
Economic Success

We incentivize organizations to create equitable work environments for women through public recognition of success.

We advocate for state and local policies that expand women’s access to jobs and fair wages and/or support working families. 

 

The WFSTL accepts applications for grant programming that fit squarely within our strategic funding focus, and meet certain criteria.

 

 

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

WFSTL believes in the power of grassroots movements. Empowering women is a community effort,  and our work utilizes collaboration, innovation, and systems-focused solutions to  ensure all women can succeed economically. Want to get involved? Join the movement in create change for women in our region. 

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