This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As impact investors look to increasingly target Sustainable Development Goal agendas for reducing gender inequality with their investments, Southeast Asia presents a region of both under-tapped potential and challenges. Investing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A much talked about a new facility to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries is officially open for business, having raised $350 million in just five months. In many [countries]…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “A Balanced Equation”—the fourteenth season of “Roadtrip Nation”—follows three young women on a cross-country journey as they meet and interview women who have built fulfilling careers in science, technology, engineering…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On October 15th, between baby photos and snow reports, #MeToo appeared on my Facebook feed. The hashtag quickly went viral on Twitter and Facebook following the news of Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “If this Administration really cared about empowering girls, it would take proactive steps to protect girls from assault on our campuses; it would stop undermining civil rights laws and equal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s leading family planning funder, the United States, has stalled all funding to the UNFPA and threatens to eliminate global aid directed at family planning and global health. An…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’ve paid any attention to social media in the past 24 hours, you’ve seen #MeToo, the viral hashtag that women have used to acknowledge, even in two simple words,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blue Shield of California Foundation believes that the health and well-being of communities requires a systemic response to end domestic violence that includes healthcare providers who understand the health impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1963, after she was passed up yet again for a promotion in favor of a male colleague, Mary Kay Ash left her job. Sitting at her kitchen table, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sexism in tech isn’t new. But 2017 has been the year that the harassment and bias that many women in Silicon Valley have long endured has come to light. Uber…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to UNICEF, 75 million children are out of school in the world today due to emergencies. This year during the 2017 floods in India, 12.33 million children have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new national survey of nearly 11,000 girls between the ages of 10 and 18 shows that many lose confidence as they grow older, don’t view themselves as smart despite high GPAs,…