This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Speaking at the Bond conference in London on Monday, the head of Save the Children, Kevin Watkins said the issue of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment within the sector was “systemic.” He also owned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a letter addressed to the “KIPP Team and Family,”the executive leadership of the powerful charter school network announced the dismissal of one of its co-founders, Mike Feinberg, stemming from a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea of a woman using unsanitary materials like rags, leaves and cardboard during her monthly cycle may seem unfathomable, but it’s reality for many around the world. In addition,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What will it look like if we take a strong stance against sexual harassment?” This is not a question most founders or executive directors expect to have to ask themselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Personal Adopt a growth mindset: When we have a growth mindset, we think of ourselves as a perpetual student of this work, humble about what we don’t know and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in women & girls has immense potential for positive social change – not just for them, but also for their families and communities. Yet, women around the world experience…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this week, I wrote about Stanford University’s new “opportunity for a women’s-only training environment” at its Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center, and suggested that such a policy that discriminates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am empowered. I am persevering. I am responsible. I have been involved with Mil Milagros for six years. And in those six years, I have learned to leave my…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent U.K. study found that 65 percent of 15- to 16-year-olds had viewed pornography, the vast majority of whom reported seeing it by age 14. Ana Bridges, a psychologist at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Kingdom’s aid chief Penny Mordaunt offered more information about how the Department for International Development intends to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within the sector, including a cross-government…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. CARE International said it investigated 28 cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of community members or of sexual harassment within its organization in 2017, and that 11 members of staff were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we learned from the Devex #aidtoo campaign, workplace sexual misconduct in global development is much more common that we think — 86 percent of aid workers report knowing a colleague who has experienced…