Advocacy and Education
Influencing change together
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a leading voice on gender equity and philanthropy in Central Ohio and beyond. Through our research-backed, trust-based approach, we are dismantling patriarchal philanthropy and building a more equal society. And we’re committed to bringing others along—because our mission is made possible by all people working together.
How We Advocate
We Use Our Voice to Influence
From public forums to book clubs, we lead conversations about gender equity and help others understand what women in Central Ohio need to thrive.
How We Advocate
We Invest in Change
Since our founding, we have invested over $1 million in civic engagement, movement building, and policy advocacy that aligns with our strategic priorities.
Photo from the Paid Leave Policy Institute by Ian Alexander Photography.
How We Advocate
We Develop Training Tools
We partner with companies and other organizations to train their teams on gender bias and how to disrupt it in our daily lives. Our research-backed training program Gender By Us ® helps individuals and organizations become better advocates for gender equity.
How We Advocate
We Join the National Conversation
The Women’s Fund is a member of the Women’s Funding Network, an international coalition of women’s funding organizations. Through this coalition, we join a chorus of other women’s funds on important issues like federal child care benefits and voting rights.
How We Advocate
We invest in public art
Through our ongoing partnership with Catalyst Columbus, we invest in public art to start critical conversations about gender in Central Ohio.
The importance of Intersectionality
We’re creating an intersectional movement to advance social change for women and girls because we know that every woman has a different experience. We use our influence in the community to uplift the voices of those who are most impacted by systemic inequity. We take a multi-pronged approach to our advocacy and focus our efforts on economic empowerment and leadership for women and girls.
in·ter·sec·tion·al·i·ty
noun
1. the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
The term was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989.