UNLEASHING THE ECONOMIC POWER OF WOMEN:

PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMENʼS PROSPERITY

The Partnership for Women’s Prosperity (PWP) is a national partnership of women’s foundations working together —
community by community — to help economically vulnerable women and girls gain financial security through education,
job training, and employment opportunities.

WHY WOMENʼS ECONOMIC SECURITY?

Women’s economic security is more than a women’s issue — it is also a catalyst for family and community change. When we help
women connect to good jobs, the impact spreads wide.

Women earn
50% 82% 77% 41%+
of the labor force in the
U.S. is made up by women of what men in the U.S. earn of single parents are women of female headed families live in poverty

PWP — A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP

Between 2012-2014, PWP has had a significant impact on the lives of women and girls, in large part through the grantmaking of its
national partnership.

$6,800,000 100
in economic security grantmaking 32,000 communities

84 organizations
supported women and girls impacted
served in five states
and Washington D.C.

APPROACH OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

5 BUILDING BLOCKS
Income and asset development 5,039
Education and workforce development
Financial literacy
Benefits and work support
2,439
Quality jobs and stable employment
2,949
3 CORE STRATEGIES
Advocacy and systems level change 6,710
Capacity building and technical assistance
Direct service
4,740
INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPY AT WORK
WOMEN’S FOUNDATIONS PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PHILANTHROPY. BEYOND GRANTMAKING, WE:
Incorporate up-to-date research to focus our work Leverage information from our networks to maximize our return
on investment
Promote connections across key players in our communities
WHAT MAKES THE PWP WORK?Share our outcomes to engage a wider audience
Use data to better understand the economic vulnerability of women
Support multiple strategies to advance our target audience

Funded by the Walmart Foundation