In 2020, Women’s Way received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Voices for Economic Opportunity Challenge. The grant supported the Change the Narrative Fellowship Program, which aims to change the predominant stories about gender and economic insecurity. The fellowship empowers women and gender-expansive individuals with personal experiences of economic insecurity to share their stories through professional-level audio, visual, and print. The program aims to raise awareness of racial and gender inequities in economic opportunity, and spur action to improve economic security in the Philadelphia region.
The fourth cohort of the Change The Narrative Fellowship is focused on the experiences of incarceration and reentry for women and gender-expansive individuals affected by the carceral system. By challenging assumptions about their experiences and advocating for policy change, the Fellows utilize the framework of narrative change to uplift their respective calls to action.
In the Beyond the Razor Wire Fence: Change the Narrative podcast, created in collaboration with WOMEN’S WAY and produced by Love Now Media, each episode highlights the link between incarceration and wealth extraction. Fellows explore how the carceral system perpetuates the gender wealth gap, and emphasize the support needed for individuals reintegrating into society to build and maintain a dignified life. Look out for the podcast coming soon!
