"Women are the real architects of society."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

Women are a serious force in philanthropy. 

Women and men have different motivations for giving.  According to a survey from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, men give “to make my community a better place” while women give to “help those who have less.”  Generation matters too.  Young women are more likely to make a gift “to improve the world.” 

To learn more, read “The Power of the Purse” in the New York Times or listen in on this interview with the director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute.  Or consider joining the "Half the Sky" book club movement going on around the nation.