About Us
Our Mission
Future Forward Women partners with elected officials, high-impact organizations, catalytic leaders, and everyday citizens to grow women’s leadership and advance women-and family-centered policies—moving them from vision to scale through evidence-based research, design-driven innovation, and model legislation adopted across the states.
Our goal is to WIN big for women and families in all 50 states.
A hub for the best progressive ideas, strategies & collaboration.
Advancing Women’s Leadership and Policy Innovation Across the States.
At the core of our work is a belief that lasting change begins with strong leadership and practical, people-centered design.
We equip women leaders and policymakers with data, policy models, and cross-state collaboration to accelerate progress on child care, paid leave, health equity, and economic security.
Together, we’re building a new policy infrastructure rooted in care, equity, and shared prosperity.
Future Forward Women is powered by the New York Women’s Foundation
Established in 1987, The New York Women’s Foundation has built a robust philanthropic strategy rooted in advancing gender, racial, and economic rights, placing us among the largest women-led grantmaking organizations in the world.
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