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Gender Equity

  • Working Towards Gender Equity in Venture Capital Investing

    Forbes Aug 3, 2023

    Women founders only got 1.9% of venture capital in 2022. Women are over 50% of the population yet are essentially blocked from venture capital. Here’s what Citi does.

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  • The Four States Punishing Pregnant Women Using Fetal Personhood Laws

    The Marshall Project Aug 2, 2023

    Hundreds of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges — even when they deliver healthy babies.

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  • Lawmakers Advocate for Gender-Neutral Language in the Law

    The 19th Aug 2, 2023

    The U.S. legal code currently defaults to the masculine form when referring to people, but the Equality in Our Laws Act would change that.

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  • How Student Debt Has Worsened the Wage Gap for Black Women

    The 19th Aug 1, 2023

    The promise of economic stability that comes with higher education has not materialized for Black women, who are paid less than their counterparts even after earning a degree.

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  • The US Is Lagging on Gender Equity Compared to Other Democracies

    The 19th Aug 1, 2023

    Several recent reports show America lagging behind smaller, younger democracies in making progress toward parity across a number of issues.

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  • Etowah County, Alabama’s Excessive Jailing of Pregnant Women for Drug Use

    The Marshall Project Aug 1, 2023

    Some women were prosecuted for smoking marijuana before they even knew they were expecting.

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  • How Girl Scouts Are Getting Involved in Citizen Science

    Futurity Jul 28, 2023

    After taking part in citizen science programs, Girl Scouts were motivated to tackle science or environment problems in their own communities.

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  • Engaging Men in Dialogue About Women’s Land Rights

    India Development Review Jul 24, 2023

    For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women’s land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue.

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  • Women and Girls Eat the Least and Last

    Disaster Relief and Recovery Magazine Jul 23, 2023

    Last year, more than 45 million people – the majority of them women and children – were on the brink of starvation. As many as 222 million faced high levels…

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  • Climate Change Is Gendered; Our Responses Must Be Too.

    Disaster Relief and Recovery Magazine Jul 19, 2023

    As we continue to witness the increasing impacts of wildfires, flooding, storms, and other natural hazards on communities worldwide, we cannot discuss disasters without looking at climate change. And that…

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  • Why We Need to Elevate Women Educators

    Getting Smart Jul 18, 2023

    Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. School districts must enact deliberate programs to develop female leadership pipelines.

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  • The Importance of Honoring Women-led Climate Change Efforts

    Mashable Jul 18, 2023

    The tech giant dedicated its homepage and $5 million to the history and future of woman-led climate science.

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