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    How Can We End Female Genital Cutting?

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Zachary Slobig how a community engagement approach can end female genital cutting around the world.  • How can funders work with communities to develop a culturally appropriate…

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    Expanding Access to Life-Saving Maternal Care

    NextBillion Sep 16, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This NextBillion post features the efforts of Safe Surgery 2020, which aims to train medical teams in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, making sure that life-saving…

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    4 Recommendations for Achieving Family Planning 2020 Goals

    RAND Corporation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation outlines four steps to achieve the Family Planning 2020 goal of improving maternal and child health in developing counties through increased access to essential health services. …

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    The Effects of Marijuana Use During and After Pregnancy

    CBS Sep 14, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Houston Chronicle, Lindsey Tanner explains that mothers using marijuana during their pregnancy and when breastfeeding young infants could potentially cause harm and disrupt brain development. Although no…

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    Tech Companies Respond to Alarming Diversity Numbers

    Wired Sep 14, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A report highlighting the massive deficit of women in color at specific tech companies has inspired some companies to take specific actions based on the recommendations in the…

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    Closing the Gender Gap in Computer Science

    GeekWire Sep 13, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Melinda Gates is spearheading an initiative to close the gender gap in computer science by using a coalition of tech companies to boost diversity efforts. •…

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    Informed Gender-Lens Investing

    Peak Insights Journal Sep 13, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jo Andrews and Diana van Maasdijk explain how they developed the Equileap Scorecard, with the help of philanthropic support, to rank companies and facilitate informed gender-lens investing.…

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    Portraits of Transgender Women

    Global Citizen Sep 12, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Imogen Calderwood shares how photographer Allie Crewe is illuminating the stories of transgender women in a series of portraits.  • How can funders support artwork that sheds…

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    Women Are Helping Clear Their Countries of Landmines

    Global Citizen Sep 11, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Olimpia Nduva Chicoma Dala lives in Angola and is part of the Women in Demining project, run by UK-aid funded HALO Trust, where women help to…

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    How a Career in Technology Empowered This South African Woman

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author tells the inspiring story of Soso Luningo who grew up in extreme poverty in South Africa.  Despite her upbringing, Luningo pursued a career in…

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    Making an Impact on Urban Health in India

    India Development Review Sep 11, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Armida Fernandez explains how SNEHA makes an impact on urban health in India through community-building efforts.  • How can funders use learnings from SNEHA to design urban health…

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    Protecting Women and Children Refugees Demands Sustained Attention and Collective Action

    Global Washington Sep 11, 2018

    Three years ago this month, we experienced collective anguish at an image of a toddler, face down on a sandy beach in Turkey. His picture was picked up by news…

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