Gender Equity

The economic empowerment of a woman is the economic empowerment of a family and the communities that make up a nation. This powerful observation was shared with me by Ama…

Venture capital plays an important role in helping new businesses get off the ground. The field also has a stubborn gender gap. More than 4 in 5 partners at U.S.-based…

The disparity is so stark that it’s possible Latinas will never catch up with other women, according to the largest report of its kind.

Despite important gains in the formal education of girls in the last decade and half, women in India are conspicuously missing from the workforce. The country achieved universal girls’ enrollment in primary…

“We are not making a great deal of progress in bringing women into STEM jobs in any sort of equitable numbers.”…

The words “Indigenous feminism” can be triggering in Indigenous communities. I’ve read op-eds in the Navajo Times saying “feminism is against our culture,” and when I do workshops on the…

When we think about global health, we might not specifically think about women’s health, but women spend 25% more time with significant health issues than men. This time adds up to approximately…

Rachel Ndirangu knows her numbers. “Nearly 300,000 women die annually from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, with 95% in LMICs,” says Ndirangu, the Africa Regional Director for Advocacy…

Why India’s female labour force participation rate remains low compared to global levels, and what needs to be done to change it.

Desperate Afghans clinging to the sides of a US military aircraft taking off at Kabul’s international airport are among the most harrowing images to emerge since Taliban fighters swept through the country…

Melinda French Gates on why she’s focusing on getting more women in public office…

As the Biden administration highlights its economic efforts, Black women say they need more resources to launch and sustain new businesses and create generational wealth.