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AFTER 25 YEARS, BARBARA LEE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO WIND DOWN HER FAMILY FOUNDATION

November 4, 2023 AFTER 25 YEARS, BARBARA LEE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO WIND DOWN HER FAMILY FOUNDATION  Foundation Announces $2.5M to Support Colleagues Organizations Foundation Will Sunset in December 2024 CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 4, 2023—Today, philanthropic activist Barbara Lee announced that her namesake charitable and educational organization, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, will sunset at the […]

Modern Family: How Women Candidates Can Talk About Politics, Parenting, and Their Personal Lives

Voters question how women can serve constituents and take care of personal responsibilities at the same time. At all levels of government, women candidates and elected officials are often asked about their family lives. With a record number of women interested in running for office – many for the first time – since the election, […]

What It Takes For Women Candidates To Run And Succeed

What It Takes For Women Candidates To Run And Succeed The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Launches New Website Focused on Making Practical, Nonpartisan Advice for Women Candidates Easily Accessible “Despite what many say, women do continue to face unique obstacles when running for office. Having the tools and knowledge about what it takes to run […]

Presidential Gender Watch 2016 Experts at the Conventions

Presidential Gender Watch 2016 Experts at the Conventions How will gender play out at the Republican and Democratic national conventions? Experts from Presidential Gender Watch 2016, a nonpartisan project of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation to track, analyze and illuminate gender dynamics in this presidential election, […]