Women hold up half the sky but get most of the rain.
And nobody's offering them an umbrella, either. That, in a nutshell, is the conclusion of a new report, Women and the Future of Michigan, that profiles the status of women and girls in this state. The report blasts corporate givers and philanthropic organizations that ignore projects that would directly help women and girls of Michigan get a leg up in employment, education, medical care or safety. We want to suggest they should examine whether their funding programs really address problems that women have. For instance, an adult literacy program or teen mothers' program will do no good if it doesn't consider women's needs for child care or transportation, she says.