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The Hadassah Foundation is committed to ongoing learning about the field of gender equity, the needs of women and girls in Israel and the United States, and the best practices in philanthropy. We are also committed to sharing what we learn to strengthen and grow the ecosystem of feminist organizations. As part of this work, we have curated several recent news articles that are relevant to ...

Mark your calendar! Two U.S.-based Hadassah Foundation grant recipients are offering opportunities with fast-approaching deadlines for young women and teens. Jewish Women International (JWI) has a few spots left for its Young Women’s Leadership Mission to Israel – and the application deadline is this Friday, March 7. A week-long immersive volunteer experience, the subsidized trip runs ...

For 10 years, the United Nations has marked February 11 as “International Day of Women and Girls in Science.” However, over the past few years, QueenB, a Hadassah Foundation grant recipient, has taken the day one step farther by celebrating the entire month of February as “Women and Girls in Science Month.” Founded in 2016, QueenB seeks to increase the representation of Israeli women in ...

NEW YORK, NY -- The Hadassah Foundation is pleased to announce that philanthropist Jacquie Bayley has made a $500,000 contribution to the Hadassah Foundation to create the Fund for Leadership, Opportunity, and Sisterhood. The Bayley Fund will support initiatives that offer women and girls in Israel and the American Jewish community the skills and training needed to obtain and excel in ...