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The Texas Women's Foundation has released new data on the impact of the wage gap on women, families, and the state's economy in its white paper, “Texas Women and the Wage Gap: A Corporate Leader’s Guide to Driving Workforce Sustainability." [Photo: Shutterstock image supplied by Texas Women's Foundation]
It’s Equal Pay Day, and the Texas Women’s Foundation Has New Data on the Texas Wage Gap
by Lance Murray | Mar 25, 2025
New data from the TXWF shows that the annual impact of the wage gap has grown 27% since 2019 to $60.1 billion annually in lost earnings and economic activity. "To sustain the level of economic success we enjoy here in Texas, the time is now to invest in women and that starts with closing the wage gap," said CEO Karen Hughes White.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 21, 2024
The foundation said it distributed $4.9 million of $6 million it collected in 2023-24 in grants to women- and girl-serving organizations—including those 23 local nonprofits, which impact around 13,000 women and girls in North Texas.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 8, 2024
Texas Women's Foundation presented #BESTSELF and the Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration, setting the stage with a powerful conversation between ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts and Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2024
The search for a new leader has been a significant focus for Dallas-based Texas Women’s Foundation since 2023. The appointment of Karen Hughes White, a veteran nonprofit executive, as the new president and CEO of the organization marks the conclusion of its extensive search process.
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Bonton Enterprises, the organization behind Dallas' Bonton Farms, is one of the 2023-2024 BCBSTX Blue Impact grant recipients [Photo: Samsung US]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards Nearly $3M in 2023-2024 Blue Impact Grants
by David Seeley | Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 20, 2023
Texas Women’s Foundation announced it has appointed Carrie Freeman Parsons as the new board chair for a two-year term that started July 1.
She succeeds Hilda Galvan who led the Foundation since 2021....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2023
Ready to be inspired? The Texas Women's Foundation is bringing you a day of learning and leadership on April 27, complete with an awards celebration featuring Jenna Bush Hager. Get ready to hear from some of the most trailblazing women in the game, who've shattered glass ceilings across education, nonprofits, finance, and law.
Plus, the foundation has slashed ticket prices by more than half from last year so more can attend.
Plus, the foundation has slashed ticket prices by more than half from last year so more can attend.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 16, 2023
The new tenants include Engage Dallas, Housing Forward, PCCI, Teach for America, Texas Women’s Foundation, and The 2.0 Collaborative. The additions bring Water Cooler at Pegasus Park to a full capacity with a total of 32 tenants, ranking it among the largest nonprofit shared space communities in the country.
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Charmaine Tang, president of Switzerland-based ORCA AG. [Photo: ORCA AG]
Dallas Finance Exec Named President of Swiss-Based ORCA AG
by Quincy Preston | Oct 26, 2022
Charmaine Tang, who most recently was a senior client strategist at BNY Mellon, is the first "boots on the ground" in the U.S. for Zurich-based ORCA AG. Founded in 2017, the Swiss software and services firm offers an SaaS platform with solutions from wealth structuring to tax, compliance, succession planning, and more.
"My #1 focus is on growing the U.S. market," Tang told Dallas Innovates, noting that ORCA views North Texas "as a super high-growth metro market" for her company's software and services.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 17, 2022
At the 37th annual Texas Women’s Foundation luncheon, Olympic track and field legend Allyson Felix was a key voice, showing that speed is of the essence when it comes to advancing opportunities for girls and women. With a theme of "Transforming Texas," the event also featured Dallas Mavericks President and CEO Cynt Marshall, the award-winning Garland High School step team, and a live-streaming room next door where 200 local students took it all in.
"Strive to live bravely," Felix told the audience and the students watching next door.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 8, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Integrity Marketing, Tauro Capital Advisors, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Ashton Woods, Cariloop, EisnerAmper, Mosaic, Gore Range Capital, One Day, and others.
You'll also find CDFI Friendly Fort Worth's first board appointments, Texas Women's Foundation's newest board members, and North Central Texas Council of Government's new president.
You'll also find CDFI Friendly Fort Worth's first board appointments, Texas Women's Foundation's newest board members, and North Central Texas Council of Government's new president.
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by Lance Murray |
May 20, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the AT&T Performing Arts Center, DART, Aimbridge Hospitality, Acera, Fidelis Companies, The Rios Group Inc., Tech Titans, NEC Corp. of America, Texas Women’s Foundation, ATTPAC, LEARFIELD, and Hope Cottage.
Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
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Honorees at Texas Women’s Foundation's 42nd annual Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration: Trisha Cunningham, Rani Puranik, Kim Roxie, Judy Treviño, Cheryl Polote Williamson, Diana Mao, and Jin-Ya Huang [Photos: Texas Women’s Foundation]
Meet the Women Helping Women: Texas Women’s Foundation Honors 7 Female Leaders, Raises $475K
by Alex Edwards | May 13, 2021
Seven female trailblazers took home awards during TXWF's 42nd annual Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration.
Adriana Gascoigne, author of Tech Boss Lady and founder and CEO of Girls in Tech also offered advice as a women who was the only female and woman of color at numerous startups.
Adriana Gascoigne, author of Tech Boss Lady and founder and CEO of Girls in Tech also offered advice as a women who was the only female and woman of color at numerous startups.
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by Alexa Vickaryous |
Feb 8, 2021
Meet the influential women who will be honored by the Texas Women's Foundation for their work in catalyzing change and new opportunities for other women and girls. The virtual event will be next level, says TWF CEO Roslyn Dawson Thompson.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 25, 2020
Texas Women's Foundation is leading a legacy of inclusion, including with its members: women of color and people who identify as LGBTQ make up 49 percent of the board and 53 percent of staff. It's one of the most diverse and powerful boards in the region, according to its board chair.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 16, 2020
The population of Texas women has grown by 19 percent in the last decade. But women still face disparity when it comes to income, health insurance, college loan debt, and housing stability. The TXWF has recommendations.
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