“…the US has really focused on pushing breastfeeding as a goal, but we have done that without thinking through all of the relative costs…”…
Gender Equity
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Women Scientists Are Fighting For Safer Spaces in Fieldwork
The19th Oct 3, 2023In recent years, women in the geosciences have developed new trainings, like the FieldSafe program, to make the work more inclusive and equip researchers with strategies to intervene.
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Achieving Gender Justice Through Funding and Policy
The Hill Oct 3, 2023In March, on International Women’s Day, President Biden issued an executive order to establish the Gender Policy Council and create our country’s first-ever national gender strategy “as a matter of human rights, justice,…
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How Conflict in Afghanistan Impacts Women and Girls
Save the Children Sep 28, 2023Since 1976, Save the Children has been working steadfastly to support the advancement of gender equality in Afghanistan. Sadly, today, due to escalating conflict and a rising hunger crisis, millions of women and girls in Afghanistan are…
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Fostering Black Female Leadership in Philanthropy
PEAK Grantmaking Sep 26, 2023Since it was founded in 1971, ABFE has been a vocal advocate for effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities. In 2020, the organization rose as a leader in the sector amid…
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The Disadvantages Women Face In the Workplace
Forbes Sep 24, 2023From just starting out to the most senior positions, women face a system that diminishes their value while capitalizing on their valuable contributions. This is unfair.
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Understanding Structural Inequity With a Gender Lens
Pacific Foundation Services Sep 22, 2023Decades of research have shown that rigid gender norms—the narrow and often invisible rules defining masculinity and femininity that we ingest and follow—adversely affect social, emotional, educational, health, and economic…
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Indigenous Women Are Marching for Their Rights
YES! Magazine Sep 21, 2023Celebrating victories and decrying injustices, the march was a rallying cry for Indigenous rights.
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How to Improve Maternal Health Policies: Listen to Women
Urban Institute Sep 21, 2023Better understanding the experiences of people who become pregnant and give birth is crucial to improving postpartum care and patient-provider relationships.
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Latina Representation in the Medical Field
The19th Sep 20, 2023Research shows that a more diverse physician workforce also means healthier patients. But efforts to bolster Latina representation have for years faced an uphill battle.
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Insight From a Year of Organizing and Feminist Protests
Global Citizen Sep 20, 2023
From Iran’s protests to the global demonstrations for abortion rights, here’s what we can learn from the protests for gender equality this year.
Read the full article at: www.globalcitizen.org
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Black Feminist Fund is Pushing for Intersectional Social Justice
Ford Foundation Sep 19, 2023Around the world, intersectional movements for social justice are often being led by Black women from all backgrounds guided by feminist principles. From Sudan to Brazil, Black feminists are at…
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