This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change and subsequent damage to water, land and clean air affects women differently than men. Women walk farther when water and firewood runs out, work harder for less when erratic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Harvard Business Review interviewed Melinda Gates about her recent pledge of $1 billion to accelerate progress toward gender equality. • Gates explains that ever since…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As policies aim to limit access to safe, legal abortions in the U.S. and around the world, the Global Fund for Women highlights the deadly consequences…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa reports that period poverty – being unable to afford menstrual products – is a significant reason girls miss school. Shame, stigma, and lack…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leslie Albrecht covers Melinda Gates’ recent $1 billion pledge for women and girls advancement in the U.S., an area often under-funded. • How can you focus your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From empowering smallholder farmers in the developing world, to building food as medicine into the medical system, to re-imagining a more accessible and sustainable grocery store, these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sabina Pokhrel, a sexual and reproductive rights advocate in Nepal, describes the lack of education and agency regarding their menstrual and sexual health. • How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a couple of ways that donors can help fund breast cancer research or organizations that are spurring innovation in cancer treatments. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, a woman’s bone marrow may determine her ability to start and sustain a pregnancy. • How can bone marrow stem cells help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabel V. Sawhill, Richard V. Reeves, and Sarah Nzau explain how paid leave policies can boost economic growth. • How can funders work to get paid leave implemented at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniele Selby unpacks the legal, cultural, and practical barriers to women’s workforce participation around the world. • Which of these barriers are most significant in communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s nothing like that “new partnership” feeling—ideas are flowing, plans are being made, and big goals are being put into place. Collective action, especially in global development work, can be…