How is Walmart Doing with Supporting Women’s Funds and Women’s Empowerment?

Walmart supported the creation of a Women-Owned logo for suppliers, to increase visibility for women-owned businesses in their supply chain. Given that Walmart is the largest employer in America, second only to the government, the fact that they are taking an active stance in addressing women's empowerment is particularly important. We want to make sure Walmart's grantmaking gets talked about here on Philanthropy Women because they are such a large and influential company, not just in America, but globally. Because of their size, their ability to influence both the economy and the culture is great, and will likely have a growing impact on issues related to women as time goes on. Before we get into the specifics of grants that Walmart is making for women, it's important to acknowledge that Walmart has recently made a number of broader investments that impact women positively. In April of 2016, Walmart raised its minimum wage to $9, and then bumped it up another dollar in Februa