Women for Women
During Covid
Because of the current pandemic, we are seeing tens of thousands of low-income and minority students dropping out of college or simply choosing not to re-enroll because of financial constraints. A huge portion of these students are women. Since the pandemic has hit, women account for 58% of the jobs lost, but only 45% of the re-employed since reopening has begun. Data also shows that women’s jobs are 1.8 times more vulnerable to this crisis than men’s jobs.
There are thousands of working women enrolled in college, many of them are facing the very real and heart-breaking decision to forego their education because they have to choose between taking care of their families or going to school.
Of the nearly twenty-million college students in the United States, 56% are women, yet women carry two-thirds, that’s over 66%, of the student loan debt. Women also leave college with larger debt than men, by nearly 20%.
Women for Women During COVID is a scholarship program for working women already enrolled in college who have lost their job due to COVID and are facing the possibility of dropping out or postponing their educational goals because of lack of funding.
“As women, we actually do have the ability to lift each other up, to lend a hand, to fortify, and love each other in ways that benefit the entire community. The opportunity to have a huge impact and the possibility of creating a world in which all women can thrive is enormous. Empowering women by helping them reach their educational goals is one of the most powerful, proven ways to uplift and change the trajectory of a women’s life, and in the wake of that—an entire society, a nation, the world.”
-Dr Erin Martin
The Women for Women During COVID initiative has a goal of raising $50,000 to support working female students who have lost their job stay enrolled in school. We will provide $5,000 scholarships to ten women already enrolled in a college program at any accredited college or university in the United States who demonstrate financial need and meet eligibility criteria.