Partnering With Organizations Working to Address Issues that Include Gender-Based Discrimination
The values of human dignity, solidarity and justice are core to the work of Mary’s Pence. Since our founding, we have remained committed to amplifying women’s roles, voices, choices, and access to resources. And yet, some people facing gender discrimination didn’t recognize a space for themselves within our mission. In our patriarchal culture, trans women […]
Mary’s Pence Summer 2020 Reading List
A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy Jane McAlevey (2020) McAlevey, a labor organizer and scholar, makes the case in A Collective Bargain that unions have played...
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July – Inspiring Women
About the featured grantee image: Welcoming the Stranger Bucks County, Pennsylvania For many newcomers to the U.S. who struggle with basic communication or job skills, it's a daunting ask to...
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June – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: ESPERA Intercambio Tonacatepeque, El Salvador Several women from Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Guatemala stayed a few extra days in El Salvador after attending the ESPERA emotional...
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Mary’s Pence Statement About the Killing of George Floyd
Although our work is across North and Central America, our office is based in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with our community, we are feeling a range of...
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Partnering With Organizations Working to Address Issues that Include Gender-Based Discrimination
The values of human dignity, solidarity and justice are core to the work of Mary’s Pence. Since our founding, we have remained committed to amplifying women’s roles, voices, choices, and...
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May – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: KC Mothers in Charge Kansas City, Missouri Accompanying the families of victims of violent crime and working to end violence. KC Mothers in Charge is a...
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Mary’s Pence Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
The work at Mary's Pence has shifted in the past few weeks in response to the global pandemic. The focus of our work, however, remains not only the same, but...
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April – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: Red de Mujeres Morelenses por una Economia Solidaria Morelos, Mexico Based in El Salvador, ESPERA staff Eva Martinez and Brenda Valladares Escobar visited Mexico for the...
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Report Shows Women & Girls Causes Receive Limited Funding
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) released by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University in 2019, finds that charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes makes up a small...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020
March 8, 2020 International Women's Day A PLACE by Edwina Gateley I dream a place for women to come apart to meet themselves in a safe and nurturing space. A...
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