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  • Research Associate of Philanthropy, Women's Philanthropy Institute; Doctoral student of Philanthropy, Indiana University
Girl Scout cookie sales include a charitable donation. Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images

Less than 2% of all US giving supports women’s and girls’ charities

Tessa Skidmore, Indiana University Indianapolis; Jacqueline Ackerman, Indiana University Indianapolis, and Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University Indianapolis

Even after the #MeToo movement hit its stride, support for these organizations still made up only a sliver of all charitable donations in 2018.
Women who are collectively donating to an all-girls school in Peru discuss their charitable giving in a Vienna, Virginia dining room. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Giving while female: Women are more likely to donate to charities than men of equal means

Tessa Skidmore, Indiana University Indianapolis and Charles Sellen, Indiana University Indianapolis

Whether they are single or married, giving as a group or on their own, women express their generosity in distinct ways.
For many Americans, ordering takeout to support struggling restaurants is an unconventional form of giving. Johnny Louis/Getty Images

Giving in the pandemic: More than half of Americans have found ways to help those hit by COVID‑19 hardship

Tessa Skidmore, Indiana University Indianapolis

The trend of paying housekeepers unable to do their work and ordering takeout when it isn’t essential can be seen broadly as a form of charitable giving, according to philanthropy researchers.

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