2007
City Council hires firm to determine pay discrepancies
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Foundation Executive Director Heather Arnet said the study could "provide a powerful tool for the City of Pittsburgh to serve as a model to other ...
Mayor, other officials meet with women about police abuse ordinance
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... and effort that had been put into the development of their policy documents," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation. ...
Pittsburgh considers gender wage gap study
October 17, 2007, By Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
..."We know that as a city we have one of the worst wage gaps in the country" among women and minorities, said Heather Arnet, president of the Women and Girls Foundation of Western Pennsylvania ...
Retton to speak at Heinz Field
October 13, 2007, By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
..."Pittsburgh prides itself on women in sports at all levels," said WGF executive director Heather Arnet ...
25 area women, girls to be honored for impact on sports
September 22, 2007, By Phil Axelrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
...Berenato is among 25 women and girls in southwestern Pennsylvania who will be honored for their impact on sports by The Women and Girls Foundation at its annual fund-raiser and awards ceremony. The event is called Women in Sports: Leveling the Playing Field and will take place Oct. 13 at the East Club Lounge at Heinz Field. Mary Lou Retton will be a guest speaker...
In search of equality: Women push to get their fair share of pay ...
April 25, 2007, By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Women and Girls Foundation Director Heather Arnet appealed to the "grass roots" and the "tree tops" yesterday in her ongoing campaign to close the area's ...
Volunteers learn to help women negotiate better wage
April 15, 2007, By Cindy Ekas-Brown, Uniontown Herald Standard
We're hoping to change that," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation (WGF) of Southwestern Pennsylvania, ...
More local women rising, albeit slowly, to the top
March 20, 2007 By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
..."I think that even a slight improvement is worth remarking on and celebrating and encouraging," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, an organization that promotes gender equity in the Pittsburgh area and assisted with last year's inaugural report. ...
Women's statistics: A reality check
March 12, 2007, Herald Standard
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But Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation, noted, "Our state ranked 47th among the 50 states - three from the bottom - for ...
Program promotes equity for local women
March 12, 2007, Herald-Standard, By Frances Borsodi Zajac
Talking Up Equality
Saturday, February 17, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Letters to the editor...Talking up Equality
Pittsburgh corporate boards remain unbalanced
Tuesday, February 13, 2007, TRIBUNE-REVIEW,
By Kim Lyons
Gretchen Haggerty, the executive vice president and chief financial officer of US Steel Corp., hosted the forum on "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" to address the challenges women leaders and managers continue to face in workplaces...
Study: Western Pa. nonprofits pay female head less than men
January 27, 2007, Post Gazette
... but the numbers do suggest opportunity," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women's and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania. ...
Corporate boards still lacking equal female representation
Janurary 19, 2007, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... at the University of Pittsburgh, is the author of a new book, "No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom." ...
2006
The Noteworthy Dozen: These are the faces behind big business ...
December 25, 2006, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As time went on, it became apparent that his casino plan may be best for the city in part because it did the least damage the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania and its director have turned ...
The Devil Wears Abercrombie
December 20, 2006, By Liz Funk, Huffington Post, New York
... of feminist-minded twelve to seventeen year olds in the Girls as Grantmakers program in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, who staged a boycott (or "girlcott," as they ...
Born to a better day: One woman's journey from a Kenyan village to ...
Sunday, November 26, 2006, By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... in Hillman Library or in the Squirrel Hill apartment she rents, or working 20 hours a week at the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, Downtown ...
Youths step up as aging population slows
November 12, 2006, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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"Here, it's much more about your skills and creativity," said Regan Chemski, 26, a native of Derry, Westmoreland County, who moved to Washington, D.C., ...
The new retail branding: Instant sex messaging from kids' chests
October 21, 2006, Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... "My mom has that one, and she's, like, 40.". Last year, a group of teenage girls in Pittsburgh led a "girlcott" against racy shirts sold at Abercrombie & Fitch. ...
Raising Prospect of Raises
By MELISSA MEINZER, October 5, 2006, Pittsburgh City Paper
...Women still make 70 cents for every dollar earned by men in comparable professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; in response, the local Women and Girls Foundation is launching a new program, Catapult, to train men and women to be “negotiation coaches.” Their goal: to prepare women to ask for more money or better benefits at work...
Forum encourages girls toward math, science careers
By Laura Pace, October 5, 2006, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... The forum was paid for with a $745 grant the students received from the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, through a program called ...
Thousands of women pack the convention center for sold-out governor's conference
By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, September 15, 2006
From Girl Scouts to grandmothers, 5,000 women packed the David L. Lawrence Convention Center...
City, county unveil Women's Commission
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wednesday, September 13, 2006
... The new commission can succeed if government leaders listen to it, said Heather Arnet, director of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania. ...
Teens grant money to charitable groups
Pittsburgh Tribune, Sunday, August 27, 2006
Girls as Grantmakers grant awards
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Sunday, August 27, 2006
Grant Street ousters leave many wondering
Friday, July 28, 2006, by Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... any woman, but a woman a lot of people respected as being a very smart person," said Heather Arnet, director of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest ...
NOW conference highlights beating the far-right
July 27, 2006, by Dan Margolis, People's Weekly World - USA
... An award for “Women of Action” was accepted by teenagers Emma Blackman-Mathis and Jettie Fields of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania ...
Number of women executives stagnant
Thursday, July 27, 2006, by Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... "It is frustrating," said Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania director Heather Arnet, a vocal advocate for more diversity among Pittsburgh…
Beware the gender gap: Female MBAs earning less than men, study shows
Monday, July 24, 2006, By Peter Walker for CNN
Signing up for an MBA is seen as a sure-fire way to boost your salary. And so it is -- but especially if you're a man.
Downtown T-shirt 'Girlcotters' get NOW award
Friday, July 21, 2006, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
... The girls, part of the Downtown-based Women and Girls Foundation's Girls as Grantmakers program, protested store T-shirts with sayings such as "Who needs ...
As NOW holds annual convention, is feminism still relevant?
July 21, 2006, by JESSICA M. PASKOP, Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
... such as Blackman-Mathis, who was honored at Friday's conference along with 23 other Pennsylvania girls who successfully staged a "girlcott" against clothing ...
Abercrombie "Girlcotters" Get Award
July 21, 2006, The Pittsburgh Channel
NOW to honor local Girls as Grantmakers group
Friday, July 21, 2006, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
CMU exhibit shows what women wear to feel empowered
Monday, July 10, 2006, By Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... Heather Arnet, executive director of The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, feels it in the purple cape she bought with her own earnings at ...
Carnegie Online
Summer 2006
Political issues are something the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, which is providing financial support for The “F” Word, ...
The Private Sector: Time to spread the fortune
Tuesday, May 16, 2006, by Heather Arnet
For Pittsburgh to move ahead, the annual list of area's top-paid executives needs to shed its theme of white men in suits...I have been thinking a lot about the Fortunate 50, the Post-Gazette's annual ranking of the region's 50 highest-paid executives, since it appeared a week ago Sunday. You may have noticed that while last year there were three women on the list, this year there was only one woman and no people of color. What can we learn from such a list ...
Agencies that help women meet here
Friday, May 05, 2006, By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
More women seeking office
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A two-year effort by the Women and Girls Foundation has resulted in an unprecedented number of area women running for elected state and federal offices this year.
Stupid is as 'stupid girl' does
Sat, Apr. 22, 2006, By Jessica Yadegaran, CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Shackling of inmates during childbirth protested
Lydia's Place is a WGF grantee doing advocacy on this issue, interviewed as part of this article;
Wednesday, April 19, 2006, By Cristina Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dirty laundry: The craze of offensive t-shirts
By Ben Moffatt, Contributing Writer, Vanguard University, March 30, 2006
Women in region lag behind in employment, economic status
By Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Forum discusses women in Pittsburgh politics
By Andrew Peters, March 27, 2006, The Tartan, Volume 100, Issue 20
Top 10 Reasons for More Women
By Heather Arnet, March 21, 2006, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Top 50 in Business
March 21, 2006, Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Business Section Feature
What do girls think is normal?
By Sally Kalson, Wednesday, March 08, 2006, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Article on Anne DiGiovanni, WGF Communications Associate
Feb 27, 2006; Volume 100, Issue 19
Leadership Profile
The Tartan Online
Abercrombie gets a new attitude
February 2, 2006
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
... Three months after a group of teenage girls demanded that too-cool-to-care retailer Abercrombie & Fitch stop selling T-shirts with demeaning slogans, the ...
Mission Accomplished For Abercrombie 'Girl-Cott'
January 24, 2006
WPXI.com - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
PITTSBURGH -- Abercrombie and Fitch pulled the rest of the T-shirts that led to a "girl-cott" by local teens. The group protested ...
Chatham College Hosts Advocacy Training for Women January 27-28
January 11, 2006
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
... boot camp" sponsored by the Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy at Chatham College and the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest ...
2005
Tacky T-shirts engender thoughtful responses
Sat, Dec. 17, 2005
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Perhaps, as the Pennsylvania foundation's executive director, Heather Arnet, told me this week, it's because ``this seems like a small thing, but it's ...
Combining efforts
Monday, December 12, 2005
Pittsburgh Business Times - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
... this one are now available because of the collaboration of the Regional Women's Initiative at Chatham College and the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest ...
'Girl-Cotters' Propose Girl-Power Tees To Abercrombie Execs
Dec 8, 2005
MTV.com - USA
... "The intent when it leaves your studio isn't how it's always taken in the hallways of a high school," added Heather Arnet, one of the girls' advisors who was ...
Girls Ask Abercrombie To Rethink Slogan T-Shirts
December 6, 2005
NBC4i.com - Columbus, OH, USA
... are witty, certainly in the A&F style, but they're also really empowering for girls," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation. ...
'Girl-Cott' Organizers Meet With Abercrombie & Fitch Execs
December 5, 2005
WPXI.com -
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
PITTSBURGH -- The local girls responsible for a "girl-cott" are meeting with Abercrombie and Fitch. The girls are a part of the ...
Local Girls Pitch Idea To Abercrombie & Fitch
Dec 5, 2005
KDKA - Pittsburg, PA, USA
Fifteen Allegheny County girls between the ages of 13-16, boarded buses for a trip to the Abercrombie and Fitch headquarters. The ...
'Girlcott' organizers get chance to share message
December 5, 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
... ideas for new T-shirts and other clothes and to plan their presentation, said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest
Gender inequality hurts area women, report says
December 01, 2005
Beaver County Times - Beaver County, PA, USA
... "The enemy isn't men, it's gender inequity," said Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation, adding that it will take a committed ...
Young women champion Pittsburgh foundation
Friday, November 25, 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
What the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania lacks in experience and money, it makes up in moxie. The 3-year-old ...
Monday, November 14, 2005, “Pay disparity between sexes chasing female execs away” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Bill Zlatos
Monday, November 7, 2005, “Abercrombie Pulls T-Shirts After Teen Girls Launch Boycott” MTV.com Headlines
Thursday, November 03, 2005, “Bawdy T-shirts set off 'girlcott' by teens: Say slogans are demeaning to young women” by Monica Haynes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tuesday, November 1, 2005, Girlcott on the Today Show (video of segment) with Katie Couric, NBC TV
Friday, September 9, 2005, “Editorial: Run for change / Pittsburgh needs more women to seek office” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tuesday, September 6, 2005, “What Happened to Women in Politics?” by Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, August 5, 2005, “Group campaigns to get more women on local boards” by Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, August 5, 2005, “Study: Boards need more women” by Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Wednesday, July 13, 2005, “City Council backs diversity in boards, panels” by Mike Bucsko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wednesday, July 13, 2005, “Council calls for diversity in appointees” by Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Saturday, July 2, 2005, “Teen girls to hold purse strings in Grantmakers” by Steve Levin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, July 1, 2005, “Woman poised to join city oversight panel” by Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, July 1, 2005, “Woman likely to join board” by Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monday, June 20, 2005, “People on the Move” by Natalie Hill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday, May 8, 2005, “Women confront age-old problem” by Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, April 15, 2005, “Women leaders win inclusion pledges from mayoral hopefuls” by Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday, April 10, 2005, “Trying to weed out dangerous dating” by Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sunday, February 20, 2005, “Forum: Are pay gaps 'intrinsic,' too?” by Heather Arnet, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, February 18, 2005, “Girl power in grant giving” by Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Thursday, February 10, 2005 “Allegheny County Women's orgs awarded grants” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 “Study unearths pay inequities” by Bill Zlatos, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2004
Monday, September 6, 2004,“Big pay gap between men, women persists” by Jim McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wednesday, August 18, 2004, “People on the Move” by Natalie Hill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, August 13, 2004, “First director named”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
