The foundation was less than successful at attracting either new subscribers or volunteers. Many times, they teetered at the edge of collapse, and faced a constant dilemma over whether to continue to emphasize "feminist theory" or take the route of helping women directly with practical, day-to-day problems. What's the bottom line?
成見所及，婦女新知不管在吸引雜誌新訂戶或召募義工上，成績都不理想，幾次在倒閉解散的邊緣掙扎，更曾夾在強調「女性主義」理念、或是選擇幫助女性的「實務路線」中進退兩難。