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    Firming Up Pay Equality Won’t Be Easy, But We Need to Start

    Brookings

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings explores the reasons for the gender pay gap across many institutions and finds that how firms report the disparities matters.  • How transparent are organizations…

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    Time’s Up for Philanthropy, Too

    Philantopic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pamela Shifman argues that philanthropic organizations often artificially separate their mission from women’s issues. This is a harmful practice that must be reversed in order for…

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    Women In the Workplace Need To Be Heard

    TriplePundit

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood America calls for more recognition of women’s issues in the workplace in regard to company culture, women’s health care, and reproductive…

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    Why Microfinance Isn’t Enough to Empower Women

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sara Niner explores the shortcomings of microfinance programs that aim to empower women but fail to overturn cultural norms and create more work and friction for women. …

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    Women Leaders Are on the Rise in Places You Might Not Expect

    Ford Foundation Jan 7, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ford Foundation reports on how indigenous women around the world are mobilizing to secure land rights, financial freedom and other liberties in remote areas. • The…

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    Gender Bias: Changing the Story of Women in the Workplace

    TriplePundit

    Giving Compass’ Take:  • Kelly McGrail argues that confronting employment gender bias starts with women telling their stories of success so that girls are not discouraged before they even enter the…

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    Putting Our Feminism Into Our Finances

    TriplePundit

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nia Impact Capital CEO Kristin Hull discusses the importance of making sure investments align with gender equity and how to execute such a plan. • Many of…

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    Why We Need to Empower Young Women by Encouraging Curiosity

    Medium

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Keisha Senter shares how the curiosity and ambition that a teacher worked to stifle inspired her pursuit to create a better world. •  Why is it…

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    Addressing the Sexual Misconduct of Historical Figures

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Henry Adams explains that in the #MeToo era, one difficult reconning is revered historical figures with tainted pasts. Thomas Eakins inspired and awed art critics in the modern age,…

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    Examining the Impact of Teacher Micro-Moment Decisions

    Hechinger Report

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Deborah Loewenberg Ball maps out the quick, frequent choices that teachers make in their classroom and how they impact student development and learning through the lens of…

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    Women and Minorities Building Next Wave of Social Tech Companies

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Paynter reports that many organizations that are part of the next wave of tech-for-good companies are being built by women and minority groups. • Why…

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    We Need More Women Building AI

    The Atlantic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Smiley explains that women make up an unknown, but undoubtedly small, percentage of AI creators leading to biased programs that increase gender gaps.  • How…

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