This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mariam Claeson explains why the Global Financing Facility focuses their global development funding on gender equality and health and nutrition for women and children. • Is the best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sohini Bhattacharya explains how traditional gender roles are preventing women from achieving equal workforce participation in India. • How can philanthropy help to overcome the social norms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on how a high school student in the San Francisco area named Tsegenet Awoke, and the members of her Rotary Club, are helping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lee Mannion reports that Fatima Nassar created an app called Yummy that connects individuals with women who want to cook and sell their food via the app. • Currently only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero explain how boys have actually closed the gender gap in academic performance as the teacher workforce has become increasingly female. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is an uptick in women-powered giving compared to male giving, especially during times such as the 2016 election, where donations from women to progressive groups…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Wharton Social Impact Initiative interviews Ruth Shaber, founder of Tara Health Foundation, about investing using a gender lens, reproductive health and how it all ties into changing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sumbal Naveed explains the need for more specific understanding of the high gender gap in education in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ghada Ibrahim describes how Gaza Sky Geeks supports women like herself succeed in the turbulence of Gaza. • How can this model improve the lives of families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tara Rao describes the consequences of the ‘indigenisation’ of international NGOs which aimed to increase diversity by increasing the participation of the Global South, but excluded women. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tim Lehnert breaks down the demographic data of Rhode Island, highlighting the difficulties of women of color, who suffer higher rates of poverty. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As part of a series highlighting critical findings in the field of women’s empowerment, GlobalGiving shares the work of the Kupona Foundation. The organization builds impactful…