Rung’s News & Updates

The ‘Rung Rundown’ is a blog series where we ask Rung staff and volunteers five questions about themselves and their work, allowing the public a chance to get to know more about them and the impact they are making at Rung for Women. The second installation of the series introduces us to Lupe Murillo Wink, a therapist with Provident Behavioral Health, and Sarah Al-Zadjali, a therapist with Safe Connections. Both Provident Behavioral Health and Safe Connections are co-designers at Rung for Women, providing on-site mental health support to our members. 

With this post, we kick off a new blog series called The Rung Rundown. A 'rung' is defined as a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot. Here at Rung for Women, we believe that every woman has the power to transform her own life. From administration to...

During the month of March, Rung for Women has been welcoming the first 120 members into our community! Rung’s three new member ‘Welcome Weekends” kicked off on Friday, March 12 with a special event that offered members the chance to tour the campus, meet their coaching cohort and experience an inspirational program with an armchair chat between Rung Founder and Chair Ali Hogan and President Leslie Gill and a keynote delivered by Lisa Nichols.

“Rung for Women is honored to be recognized as a top place for women to work,” said Leslie Gill, President of Rung for Women. “Our polices and practices are an expression of our mission and values, and of our commitment to empowering women to thrive in all areas of their life.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rung for Women Partners with Maryville University to Launch New Program to Reskill Women for Careers of the Future In the wake of pandemic, program to create newly credentialed candidates to meet employer demand for diverse talent [St. Louis,...

At Rung for Women, our Career Services Program is a BIG part of how we help serve our members. Our vision for the future is "women making more money." Helping members reach their full potential by unlocking their individual strength and goals, to help them to define...

“If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.” — Kofi Annan  A new year may bring about joy, hope, and peace for some while it sparks fear or anxiety in others....

At Urban Harvest STL, we like to remind folks that sustainable farming is intertwined with social justice. Centuries of systemic racism have structured our food system to benefit some and exploit others. From stealing Indigenous land to enslaving Black people on...

I am a Black woman. I was raised by educated, woke, Afrocentric parents. I attended a historically Black university. And though I am Black through and through, I have never observed or celebrated Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United...

When LaunchCode transformed CoderGirl from a growing meetup into a structured, large-scale training-to-job program in 2017, their vision was clear – a world where all women have the opportunity to enter the tech industry without barriers. Since then, around 2,000...

This year COVID-19 -- and its disproportionate impact on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities -- highlights LGBT financial concerns that are often overlooked. During the best of times, LGBT people, especial transgender and gender nonconforming...