Kiersten Marek"Kiersten Marek has written a timely and comprehensive summary of the current state of women's philanthropy and feminist giving. As an experienced journalist and creator of the well-known Philanthropy Women media site, she has used her wide range of ontacts with influential women to build a picture that is alarming, affirming, and challenging. ...Marek's book is an important contribution to the field of women's philanthropy and feminist giving. It's well worth the read." - LOIS A. BUNTZ, CFRE, Philanthropy Consultant, Author of Generosity and Gender "Research is clear that gender does indeed matter in philanthropy... Kiersten Marek's new book provides a tremendous landscape of how women create lasting social change. With example after example, Kiersten educated, inspired, and amazed me with in-depth reports of women making organizations, communities, movements and our country more sustainable and equitable for all. Feminist Giving: Creating New Frontiers in Social Change is an important resource for anyone interested in the accelerating impact of women's philanthropy." - KATHLEEN E. LOEHR, Author of Gender Matters: A Guide to Growing Women's Philanthropy "...an unavoidable reference to know and understand what happens in the field of women's philanthropy in the United States. ...It [is] essential to develop our own autonomous and sustainable mechanisms to support the struggles for women's rights in all economic and political spheres that go beyond philanthropy and that question the current distribution of power. ...Welcome then to Kiersten Marek's book as it opens up questions and concerns common to the global North and South, while providing enormous information on how money, influences and voice are constitutive tools of great social changes." - ANDRÉS THOMPSON, Senior advisor, ELLAS-Women and Philanthropy Read More Read Less