Gender Equity

Many Hispanic women say gender shapes their daily life. More so than Hispanic men, they see sexism as a problem in key parts of life.

Doors have been opening, facilitated in part by the racial reckoning of 2020. At the same time, [Black women leaders] are experiencing the “glass cliff”: being hired or promoted into leadership, often in the midst of crisis, with unrealistic expectations to fix or turn things around and little…

Science and technology have transformed our lives in unimaginable ways and, thanks to science, what’s previously seems impossible can become a reality. Who would have thought a century ago, for example, that…

In the days and weeks leading up to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, disinformation about abortion surged online. Many of the false claims, part of a decades-in-the-making coordinated…

In the Spring of 2023, twenty-two women leaders in philanthropy convened at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California. The primary objective was to foster an environment where these accomplished leaders could share their experiences, exchange innovative ideas, forge meaningful connections, and…

We leave half the population behind when sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services don’t include men.

Authors of a new book on poverty point to how decades-old factors have turned parts of rural America into the country’s poorest places, where women today are often the most disadvantaged.

When many funders think about impact, they don’t think about gender. Those who do typically view gender as its own discrete program area—a focus that has been vital for improving…

Women farmers feed their communities and the world. From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of sub-Saharan Africa, the woman farmer tills, plants, waters, and harvests crops…

On a Tuesday morning in March during Women’s History Month, Ariela Blätter had some bad news.  “No country in the world affords women the same opportunities as men,” Blätter, president…

Candid Blog | Learn why building grassroots organizations’ capacity is central to the Ms. Foundation’s mission, including the importance of funding women- and BIPOC-led nonprofits to drive impact in their communities.

Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the US juvenile justice system find a different path.