Women's Way
| Founded | 1977 |
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| Founder | Lynn Yeakel Louise Page Ernesta Drinker Ballard Margaret Bacon Winnie Schoefer Cathy Strauss |
| Focus | Women, Children, Families |
| Location |
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Area served | Greater Philadelphia Area |
| Method | Grantmaking, advocacy, education |
| Website | womensway.org |
Women's Way is a grantmaking, advocacy, and education 501(c)(3) status nonprofit that deals with current issues facing women and girls in the greater Philadelphia region.
Several women-focused nonprofits formed the organization in the late-1970s in response to financial struggles. The causes they served at the time were controversial and hard to fund.
In more recent years, Women's Way has focused its scope with a comprehensive advocacy/public policy program. The issues it addresses include: women's health (which spans from reproductive choices to maternal health care), domestic and community violence (including human trafficking and sex trafficking), workplace equity and economic self-sufficiency for women, the empowerment and leadership development of girls, and the underrepresentation of women in positions of leadership and elected office.
As of 2013, Women's Way's Executive Director is Wendy Voet.
Its vision statement says it works to create a "powerful voice for women."