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Advocates for Policy Change

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota advocates for statewide policies that advance safety, economic justice, and holistic well-being and build power with communities for gender and racial justice statewide.

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2026 Policy Agenda 

Safety

  • Increase funding for Crime Victim’s Services
  • Support legislative efforts to implement the state Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearm Surrender recommendations

Health

  • Pass the Perinatal Mental Health Access and Accountability Act
  • Protect the Sexual and Reproductive Health Services grant fund
  • Increase access to reproductive and mental health care throughout Minnesota

Economic Justice

  • Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
  • Protect Paid Leave
  • Increase access to high-quality, stable childcare

How We Advocate

  • Produce and share the leading research in the state that shows how women, girls, and gender-expansive people are faring on key measures of economics, health, safety, and leadership.
  • Highlight community-led programs and solutions that can be scaled across the state.
  • Provide timely, targeted information and disaggregated data to lawmakers, stakeholders, and advocates to create stronger policies that serve everyone in Minnesota.
  • Convene partners and allies from across Minnesota to engage and mobilize around priority issues impacting women, girls, gender-expansive people, and families.

Advocate Toolkit

(PDF Version)

To improve the lives of all Minnesotans, we need strong policies grounded in data. The
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM) invests in research as a tool for action, and our
Status of Women & Girls in Minnesota research shows that inequities persist and are
often greatest for Black, Indigenous, and women of girls of color, rural, LGBTQ+, older
women, and people with disabilities. Use our toolkit for resources, data, and shareable content.

“The invisibility of missing Black girls and women reveals how they are unprotected, punished, or unnoticed. Black women deserve more. Black families deserve more. We must ensure the protection of Black women as a priority, and that can only be accomplished with your support.”

Aaisha Abdullahi
2022 Young Women’s Cabinet Member

Voting Builds Community Power

Because we invest in changing systems, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota supports pro-voter efforts to build community power and change the structures and policies of our governments. When you vote, consider candidates and policies that represent our communities and hold systems accountable to eliminate barriers, increase access to opportunity, and achieve gender and racial justice.

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Partners in Advocacy

Policy wins are possible because of community-led advocacy made up of organizers, nonprofit groups, elected officials, and other advocates. We are grateful to all of our partners in advocacy, including:  

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When you make a gift to the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, you contribute directly to ensuring advocates on the ground are resourced in their direct work in ending systemic inequities so all women, girls, and gender-expansive people thrive.

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