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The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) hosted its 27th annual Power of the Purse luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.  The sold-out event raised $260,000 to help build economic security and opportunity for women …

The Arkansas House of Representatives and Senate have officially recognized March as Women’s History Month and March 8 as International Women’s Day with the passage of House Resolution 1069 (HR 1069) and Senate Resolution 39 (SR 39). Sponsored by a …

In collaboration with several Arkansas companies, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has announced the fourth annual Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program cohort. This 12-week internship, named after WFA’s first Black president, Honorable Tjuana Byrd Manning, is for Arkansas women …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas announced honorees and co-chairs for the Power of the Purse luncheon set for Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The annual event recognizes the accomplishments of women in Arkansas, celebrates …

Earlier this month, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA), in partnership with Acxiom Corporation, hosted the Girls of Promise conference at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock. In its 24th year, the Girls of Promise Conference exposes girls to …

In today’s economy, Arkansas’s prosperity hinges on the collective potential of its people — all 3 million residents of the state’s 75 counties. While strides have been made in gender equity, a critical gap persists in wealth building for women. …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas recently celebrated a quarter-century of generational impact on women and girls with its 25th annual Power of the Purse event at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. During the event, the WFA raised $301,275 …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has revealed the 10 participating grantees for its 2023 Women’s Economic Mobility Hub (WEM Hub). At the end of the six-month program, the WFA will have invested $200,000 into 40 Black women entrepreneurs in …

In Dec. 2022 The Arkansas Women’s Commission released its report that analyzed the economic status of women in the workforce. According to Women’s Foundation of Arkansas CEO Anna Beth Gorman, this report is the first to be completed in almost …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas found great success in its fundraiser last week, raising almost $240,000 from the 24th annual Power of the Purse luncheon. Held on Sept. 21, community and business leaders from across the state gathered at the …