This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many girls and women, life is one obstacle after another. Consider these staggering statistics: More than two-thirds of the world’s 796 million illiterate people are women At least 500…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Baltimore Museum of Art recently announced that it would only purchase works made by women in the next year in an effort to be more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Workplaces in the development sector could be doing a better job of building safer spaces for women that protect them from sexual violence, especially in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sharon Bissell at the MacArthur Foundation describes the rise of Mexican civil society, and the continued work of the foundation to protect human rights. • How have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a small plot of land in the province of Chuy in Kyrgyzstan, a group of women farmers harvest a bounty of produce: beans, beets, bell peppers, chiles, squash, tomatoes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Futurity, Katie Bohn evaluates the connection between gender equality and men’s health, focusing on the harmful impact of gender roles and health. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessyca Dudley, one of the founders of the Chicago Foundation for Women’s South Side Giving Circle, explains the impetus for starting a giving circle that supports black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Activists are reporting that 138 women have been killed by a current or former partner in France so far in 2019. • How can funders work to bring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research analyzes the disparities between the number of hours that mothers work compared to other men and women. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Uber is rolling out new features that let riders audio record their time with drivers, and some pilots allow video recordings. • How can other ride-share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leah Rodriguez covers the Make Equality Reality Gala honoring two feminist writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Scarlett Curtis for fighting gender inequality. • What inspires you from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The gender data gap is pervasive across industries like health, science, and policymaking, which can be exclusive of women and neglectful of their needs. • How…