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Dear Philanthropic Ladies,
As we close out February and welcome March, we can celebrate Women’s History Month. With that in mind, let us look at how women are faring in our state of South Carolina. Using the information found on the website, Status of Women in States, we can see how we stack up.
The following are listed as Category-Rank-Grade:
Employment & Earnings-41-D
Political Participation-39-D-
Poverty & Opportunity-35-D+
Health & Well-Being-42-D-
Work & Family-28-C-
From the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, we again see that women earn $.76 for every $1 that men earn, 28.8% of employed women work in low-wage jobs, and in South Carolina, we rank 49th in State Government participation.
For a deeper dive visit: www.statusofwomendata.org
Obviously, there is a challenge ahead for women, but as we reflect on what our WIP giving circle and others in our community are doing, we can make a difference.
Not to leave you discouraged, let us look at women’s financial power. A few years ago, women controlled $10 Trillion of financial assets. That is expected to rise to $30 Trillion by the end of the decade, with senior women, age 50+, having the bulk of that control. Women control 60% of overall personal wealth and 51% of stocks. And talk about power, 86% of purchases and purchase influences are made by women and, with data from several years ago, 50% of products typically marketed to men are purchased by women.
We look forward to sharing information on the new grants that your Grants Committee is busy selecting. Thank you all for your generous contributions to Women in Philanthropy, which is one way to increase the influence of women in our community.
Sincerely,
Lesley
Lesley Gilbert
Advisory Board Chair, 2022-24
Women in Philanthropy
lcg1687@aol.com
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