This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s and girls’ organizations appear in every nonprofit subsector, spanning causes including education, health, the environment, and the arts. During the past five years, events like the Women’s March and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The disparity remains regardless of the women’s academic productivity, specialization, and years on the job. “These women are at the top of their game,” says Eleni Linos, a professor of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 60 years ago, the EU introduced the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women. Yet, a gender pay gap—the difference between the average gross…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In order to tackle sexual violence, we need tangible societal change. That starts with dismantling misogyny and addressing male sexual entitlement. That Guy is a powerful new campaign from Police…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the early COVID-19 vaccine campaigns in South Sudan, Gabon and Somalia, just 30% of people vaccinated were women—raising concerns that women were being left behind across Africa as well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. WIRED magazine editor Chris Anderson declared “The End of Theory” in 2008, arguing that “big data” had rendered traditional scientific theory and testing irrelevant. Even for the often-triumphalist magazine, Anderson’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While some nations have made significant progress in reducing harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), and women are more represented in government than ever, several other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost eight years after Typhoon Haiyan barreled into Busuanga Island in the western Philippines, the lesson it left is still etched in the mind of village leader Annabel Dela Cruz.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic is reversing progress on girls’ and women’s rights, and shining a bright light on social, political, and economic inequities that persist. We are even further away from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Power of Media Images Sixteen years ago, while watching a pre-school show with my then two-year-old daughter, I was stunned to see that there seemed to be far more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the 20th century, women smashed glass ceilings across the world. But continued progress is not inevitable. Recent developments in the U.S. pose a stark warning: Abortion rights may be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spreeha. It means “zeal” in Bengali – a fitting name for an organization that was born out of a passion to break the cycle of poverty in Bangladesh and beyond.…