VEST works across community, media, advocacy, research, and partnerships to expand opportunity and improve economic outcomes for women. We believe lasting change requires collective action across workplaces, policy, philanthropy, investment, and culture.
600
Women Supported across 20 states
75%
of VEST members report increased economic opportunity
11
investments in women-led companies at the intersection of work and care
FOCUS
AREAS
Intentionally designed to support both individual growth and collective progress.
Workplace Equity
Advancing conversations and initiatives that improve women’s experiences, advancement, and retention at work.
Economic Mobility
Supporting long-term financial stability, career growth, and wealth-building opportunities for women.
Caregiving Realities
Elevating the impact caregiving responsibilities have on women’s careers, advancement, and economic outcomes.
Access & Opportunity
Creating stronger pathways to the networks, resources, and opportunities that support women's economic mobility.
The VEST Her Podcast
Conversations about work, caregiving, leadership, policy, and the systems shaping women's economic mobility. Through storytelling and dialogue, the podcast helps elevate issues that often go overlooked.
Partnerships
VEST partners with corporations, philanthropy, investors, researchers, community leaders, and advocacy organizations to address the structural barriers affecting women's economic opportunity and advancement.
Our work combines storytelling, community building, policy advocacy, research, and cross-sector collaboration to help create systems that work better for women and families.