This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s philanthropy is not a trend – it is growing and is here to stay. What we are seeing, though, is that more women are advancing their work in philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Our partners at Solutions U — from the Solutions Journalism Network — have compiled a collection of articles highlighting the landscape of female incarceration and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reuters reports on a recent call from 2018’s Nobel Prize winners — both of whom are advocates for victims of sexual violence — to help victims…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Schlachter discusses the progress that Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) has made since its launch in 2012 and what work remains to be done. • How can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Seema Jalan shares the story of Amanda Banura, a Ugandan woman who is a survivor of gender-based violence working to protect others from the same suffering. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Fairbanks highlights the importance of Indigenous women empowering their communities and explains how one organization is doing more to support them. • What assets do Indigenous women…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chelsea Follett argues that female empowerment is a benefit of economic freedom because poverty disproportionately affects women. • Is this a complete enough picture, or do other cultural…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Eleanor Allen explains why water is a women’s issue globally and how organizations can work to address the issue. • How can your organization better serve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Seema Jalan explains how reproductive health and rights are essential to progress for women and communities. • How can funders work in culturally sensitive ways to increase access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michelle Threadgould and Dana Preston explain how Casa Amiga Esther Chávez Cano is working to protect women and increase gender equality in Juárez, which is famous for femicide. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dana Schmidt outlines three outdated notions that funders, NGOs, and governments need to move beyond to make a real impact on education for girls globally. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lola Deja-Vu Delgadillo Vargas, a trans woman, shares her journey from sex worker to advocate working to protect sex workers and LGBTQ people in Mexico. • How can…