This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alicia Robb argues that women in impact investing are essential because they are more likely to invest in other women, who have traditionally been left out of venture capital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Retired NASA astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar shares how Sally Ride has worked to encourage girls to enter STEM fields, in spite of prevalent, outdated stereotypes that often tell…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cathy Sakimura, deputy director of the LGBTQ legal advocacy organization National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and Lara Kaufmann, director of public policy at the girls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marshall Project reports that the first black female prosecutor of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against her city’s leadership over the systemic oppression of black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trafficking happens in every state and can occur in any industry such as education, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, restaurants, among others. We also know that labor trafficking is the most common…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here, the authors describe the various elements of venture capital pitches that involve gender bias and explore how it is failing female entrepreneurs. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the research in this article, approximately 7% of patients seeking an abortion at Texas clinics had tried to end their current pregnancy on their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There have been demonstrations and protests in Mexico City to rally against femicide and increasing gender-based violence happening in the country. • How will this type…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is doing it can to reduce the maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, where 1 in 17 mothers has a lifetime risk of dying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women (and girls) have been at the forefront of the environmental movement, galvanizing communities to respond to climate change, adopting socially responsible practices in philanthropy, and fighting for pro-environment legislation.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On a recent trip to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, major gifts manager Abigail Betts discovered the scope of the sexual violence problem and what Doctors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women nationwide are joining forces to become savvy impact investors: Learning together, moving money toward social change, and seizing opportunities to go beyond traditional philanthropy. And you can join them.…