# The invisibility of women major donors

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/05/15/invisibility-women-major-donors/
- Published: 2008-05-15T16:52:20+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Congratulations to Third Sector (7 May issue) for its interesting report on women
philanthropists – http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/login/807188/. The article highlights
the way reporting about major philanthropists (e.g. Sunday Times Rich List) displays
a systematic bias towards males – missing the fact that there are many female donors
and female influencers behind male ‘donors’. Many of these women philanthropists
are invisible in the media, and the role of women in philanthropy is consistently
underplayed. Could the gender bias of so much of the reporting mean we are missing
the potential female major donors on our databases and in our networks?

Nicky MacIntyre – formerly with the Global Fund for Women, and now at Mama cash 
in the Netherlands will be talking about the motivations of women major donors at
the International Fundraising Congress this year. To read more about Nicky and her
session go to http://www.resource-alliance.org/ifc/speakers/219.asp?SpeakerID=777

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