News
See it, hear it, and read about it. Learn more about the efforts of the WNY Women’s Foundation.

2021
March: Buffalo Women-Owned Business Feature – AM Buffalo (WKBW)
March: One year of COVID-19: How virus has impacted WNY – WBFO (NPR)
March: WNYWF Newsletter: Spring Women Forward
March: Launch of WNY Women-Owned Business Directory – Buffalo Rising
March: Relief plan is more than just stimulus check for families – WKBW Channel 7
February: Program connects students, community organizations for nonprofit board development – UBNow
February: WNYWF Newsletter: Announcing our 2021 “Pathways to Progress” Speaker Series
February: Pandemic has forced more than two million working moms out of jobs – WKBW Channel 7
January: WNYWF Newsletter: This January, resolve to take action for all women
2020
December: WNYWF Newsletter: Will you step up for women like Julia?
December: WNYWF Newsletter: Will you step up for women like Kara?
December: Women leaving the workforce to care for children at home – WKBW Channel 7
December: WNYWF Newsletter: Shop Local, Support Women
November: Families shifting back to remote & child care dilemma – WKBW Channel 7
November WNYWF Newsletter: Buffalo Women’s Economic Mobility Hub Launches
October: WFN to Presidential Candidates: Speak Now for Women and Girls – Philanthropy Women
October WNYWF Newsletter: Fall in Fashion 2020: Shop Local, Empower Women
October: COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Advocating for Issues Impacting Women – Spectrum News
September WNYWF Newsletter: Vote for Candidates Who Support Women
September WNYWF Newsletter: Securing Child Care Support for Working Mothers
August: Where to find the survey on Erie County childcare – WKBW Channel 7
August: State lawmakers, advocates urge Cuomo to release remaining CARES childcare funds – WBFO (NPR)
August: As Buffalo schools go remote, the need for affordable childcare increases – WKBW Channel 7
August WNYWF Newsletter: What She’s Made Of success
August: Female Political Leaders To Share Their Stories on ‘What She’s Made Of’ Panel – Rise Collaborative
August: Buffalo Open for Business Feature – WBLK Radio
August: Native American Community Services launches GIRLBOSS (feature about Impact Grants-funded program) – Buffalo Rising
July WNYWF E-Newsletter #3: The Power of Women’s Voices
July: Child care providers face challenges before they reopen – WKBW Channel 7
July: Gillibrand Pushes for Federal Funding for Child Care Industry – Spectrum News
July WNYWF E-Newsletter #2: You’re Invited to What She’s Made Of!
July: Pandemic forces closure of 39-50% of daycares in Western New York – WKBW Channel 7
July: “This is an explosive situation” Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on child care and the pandemic – WKBW Channel 7
July WNYWF E-Newsletter #1: What is Advocacy?
June: Buffalo selected for regional women’s economic mobility hub – Clarence Bee
June: Buffalo Selected as Regional Women’s Economic Mobility Hub – Rise Collaborative
June: Buffalo selected to develop women’s economic mobility hub – Buffalo Business First
June WNYWF E-Newsletter: Solidarity, Workforce Support, and Innovation in Isolation
June: WNY Women-owned business directory – WKBW Channel 7
June: Statement of Solidarity and Condemnation of Police Brutality – Women’s Funding Network
May: In Solidarity: WFMN A Statement on the Death of George Floyd – Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
May: From ‘crisis’ to ‘decimation’: What happens when a pandemic hits child care – WBFO (NPR)
May WNYWF E-Newsletter: Supporting Single Mothers During COVID-19
May: Help for women-owned businesses facing unprecedented challenges – WBFO (NPR)
May: New WNY Women-Owned Business Directory celebrates 120-plus listings – Ken-Ton Bee
April WNYWF E-Newsletter #3: Working hard for WNY
April: Daycare scholarships available for children of essential workers – Olean Times Herald
April WNYWF E-Newsletter #2: Taking Care of Yourself While You Conquer Your World
April: WNY Women’s Foundation adds tool to lift women-owned business – Buffalo Business First
April: How Gender Lens Funding Can Improve COVID Response – Philanthropy Women
April WNYWF E-Newsletter #1: Supporting Local Women-Owned Businesses + COVID-19 Child Care
March: COVID-19 pandemic bringing ‘gender inequalities’ to the forefront – WBFO (NPR)
March: Our Response to COVID-19
March: Finding childcare for kids home from school – WKBW Channel 7
March: International Women’s Day March E-Newsletter
March: Foundation awards $8.5M in grants to help improve life for those in need – The Buffalo News
March: Women’s Mentorship Program Relaunched – Buffalo Healthy Living
February: WNYWF E-Newsletter
February: Money available through Erie County to help pay for daycare – WKBW Channel 7
January: New daycare built to help staffers at Niagara Lutheran Health System – WKBW Channel 7
January: State task force looking to Quebec for help solving daycare crisis – WKBW Channel 7
January: Did Governor Cuomo ignore child care in the Executive Budget? – WKBW Channel 7
January: WNYWF E-Newsletter
January: “Pink Tax” ban included in Cuomo’s State of the State address this week – WIVB Channel 4
2019
December: The Rise of Women-Only Spaces – Buffalo Magazine
December: Nonprofit news: 16 nonprofits get poverty grants – Buffalo Business First
November: WNYWF E-Newsletter
October: WNYWF E-Newsletter
August: WNYWF E-Newsletter
July: WNYWF E-Newsletter
June: WNYWF E-Newsletter
June: State Senate Expands Workplace Sexual Harassment Legislation – WIVB-TV
May: WNYWF E-Newsletter
April: Women Use Equal Pay Day to Urge Support for Pay History Bill – Spectrum News
April: WNYWF E-Newsletter
March: Marking International Women’s Day in Western New York – WKBW-TV
March: WNYWF E-Newsletter
January: WNYWF E-Newsletter
2018
Gov. Cuomo talks funding for child care system as stakeholders call for more to be done – WKBW-TV
The Importance of the Women’s Vote – PowHer New York
Several Western New York counties looking at drop in crucial child care funding – WKBW-TV
HIRING 716: Erie County Residents get less in childcare subsidy than other counties – WKBW-TV
WNY Child Care Crisis: “If we don’t get this right, we will fail” – WKBW-TV
100 Years After Suffrage, Women Still Not Fully Represented – Spectrum News
WNY Women’s Foundation Launched New Initiative – Artvoice
WNY Women’s Foundation Launches New Program – WKBW-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Women’s Foundation Launches New Women’s Equity Initiative – Business First
WNY Women’s Foundation Launches ‘ALL IN’ Community Initiative – Buffalo Rising
Senators Jacobs, Gallivan urge boost in child care subsidy program – WBFO 88.7
2017
Report Reveals Barriers in the Lifespan of Women – WBFO 88.7
Fall in Fashion with a Purpose – WKBW-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Women’s Groups Say Unequal Pay Still Widespread – WBFO 88.7
Pay Equity – The Buffalo News
Pay Equity Hearing – Spectrum News
Leaders an a Mission to Close Gender Wage Gap in WNY – WIVB-TV (CBS Affiliate)
MOMs: From Education to Employment® Spotlight – WIVB-TV (CBS Affiliate)
WNY Women’s Foundation Presents What She’s Made Of – Buffalo Healthy Living
International Women’s Day – Time Warner Cable News
Letter to the Editor – East Aurora Advertiser
Women’s March in Seneca Falls – Time Warner Cable News
Letter to the Editor – The Buffalo News
2016
Year In Review: Buffalo’s Women of Influence – Buffalo Business First
2016 Women to Watch List – BizWomen
Voter Education Guide – WIVB-TV (CBS Affiliate)
WNY Women’s Foundation Spotlight – WKBW-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Women’s History Month – Time Warner Cable News
Child Care Subsidies – WKBW-TV (ABC Affiliate)
2015
WNY Women’s Foundation Hosts ‘What She’s Made Of’ – WKBW-TV (ABC Affiliate)