June 4, 2009
Women Take the Lead in Making Philanthropic Decisions, Study Finds
Women are taking an increasingly prominent role in determining their household's charitable giving, with high-income women in particular more likely to seek financial advice and use sophisticated methods when making donations, according to a new study sponsored by Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
An online survey of 1,000 adults who had given $1,000 or more to charity in 2007 — half of whom had donated $5,000 or more — found that more women than men act as their
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