Research
The Foundation has undertaken annual research to help the North Texas community identify and address the next wave of economic, social and educational challenges facing women and girls.
Dallas Women’s Foundation’s annual indicator study will examine three areas that are essential to womens’ well-being: Economic Security, Health & Safety and Education & Leadership.
The findings of the study underscore an opportunity to invest in programs that strengthen women and girls and thus the community. “The good news is that when you support and strengthen individual women, they pass the benefits along to their families and, ultimately, their communities. So by helping women, we create a ripple effect that can produce profound societal change,” says Executive Director Becky Sykes.
Economic Security is the first of three sections, to be followed in the year ahead with Heath & Safety and Education & Leadership. In the Economic Security section, we see how low wages, lack of child care, fewer assets and other factors all contribute to the economic instability facing an unacceptable number of women and their families in this region.
By annually examining and measuring the status of women with key indicators, the Foundation will inform our own grant making. In addition, we hope to provide objective data to agency partners, policy makers, other foundations and the academic community, and advocate to create informed and impactful action.
Knowledge is power and the key to finding solutions. The Dallas Women’s Foundation looks foward to working with the community to harness the information in this ongoing study to invest in today’s and tomorrow’s women and contribute to a healthy, thriving community.
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Research Advisory Committee
Duane Dankesreiter, Committee Chair, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Dolores Bischof, U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
Timothy Bray, University of Texas at Dallas
Ashley Brundage, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Terry Clower, UNT Center for Economic Development and Research
Wenhua Di, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
JoAnn Engelbrecht, Texas Woman’s University
Claire Gauntlett, Dallas County Community College District, Eastfield College
Daniel Oney, City of Dallas
Jessica Orsino, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Sue Pickens, Parkland Hospital System
Brad Walsh, Parkland Hospital System
Dallas Women’s Foundation Grants & Research Staff
Pat Alexander, Chief Grants Officer
Lyssa Jenkens, Chief Research Officer
Mary Valadez, Grants Director
Sherri Galbraith, Grants Associate
Data Collection Lead
India Stewart
Report Writer
Aimee Sheahan