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Research
that changes
the conversation.

WFS brings data, lived experience, and Southern leadership together to reveal what is happening — and what investment can make possible. These reports connect regional data to the real conditions shaping the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people across the South.

FROM IDEAS TO IMPACT

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From regional coverage and interviews to foundation announcements and op-eds, our media page collects the stories that show how WFS is shaping conversation across the South.

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Shift the South

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Share the findings, bring them into your funding strategy, and invest in the leaders already building the solutions.

PUBLICATIONS

Research
that changes
the conversation.

FROM IDEAS TO IMPACT

Our work is worth sharing.

From regional coverage and interviews to foundation announcements and op-eds, our media page collects the stories that show how WFS is shaping conversation across the South.

Explore Our Media Archive

Shift the South

Put the research to work.

Share the findings, bring them into your funding strategy, and invest in the leaders already building the solutions.

Research
that changes
the conversation.

Our work is worth sharing.

Put the research to work.

Research
that changes
the conversation.

Our work is worth sharing.

Put the research to work.

2026 Shift the South Legislative Recap

2025 Shift the South Report: Legislative Recap

2024 Shift the South Report

Solidarity for Sisterhood: Shifting Philanthropy in the South

Researchthat changesthe conversation.

Our work is worth sharing.

Put the research to work.

Researchthat changesthe conversation.

Our work is worth sharing.

Put the research to work.

2026 Shift the South Legislative Recap

Research
that changes
the conversation.

Research
that changes
the conversation.