Gender Equity

After decades of effort to reduce discrimination in the workplace, a cultural change may be happening that will enable people to move past their unconscious biases.

Covid-19 has raised new barriers to building inclusive and prosperous economies and societies. The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that it may take 136 years to achieve gender parity, with overall…

Every day, women are helping women advance human rights, tackle climate change, drive economic growth, secure nourishing and sustainable food, and prioritize health, all around the world. As this Women’s History…

Making classrooms feel inclusive can help promote STEM education and make students feel capable of working on STEM subjects outside of the classroom, a new study shows. “We found that…

This International Women’s Day, the Packard Foundation joins the global challenge to #BreakTheBias by imagining a gender equal world: a world where people of all genders are valued, supported, and able to…

In honor of Women’s History Month, Christy Pierce shares how high schools can put programs in place with young women in mind.

The confluence of economic trends, the growing number of women-led startups and the number of women who qualify to participate in individual venture investing bodes particularly well for venture investment right now.

As part of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new mission and values, we are featuring in-depth profiles of key sponsored projects to highlight their work in creating a just world. The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity (CGRE) is a learning community of donors and foundations uniting…

Hina Saleem presents findings from research in rural settlements in Sindh, Pakistan that explores the disparities between boys and girls in enrollment and continuation of schooling in addition to overall inadequate education outcomes.

Home is where the inequality is, a new survey has revealed. A new poll for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour found that 75 percent of women feel most unequal in their…

The “leaky pipeline” of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which is especially acute for academic mothers, continues to be problematic as women face continuous cycles of barriers and obstacles to advancing …

In Nigeria, a new class of activists and women’s right advocates are emerging to take on the Nigerian establishment and its historical suppression of women, and push for increased representation for women. Nigeria…