This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Men hold over 70% of the leadership positions in 200 global health organizations, a disparity that reflects overwhelming gender inequality worldwide, according to a new report from Global Health 50/50. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About Sasha Issue area: Women and Girls Geographic focus: San Francisco Bay Area and International (East Africa, Latin America, & Nepal) Giving vehicle: Donor-advised Fund (the HOW Fund) Years in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you really want to tackle the climate emergency, there’s one simple but often forgotten essential: throw your weight behind schools for girls, and ensure adult women can rely on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s Foundation of the South (WFS) knows that women of color are often expected to do more with less. This also rings true for our nonprofits led by women of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. France is the latest country in the European Union to offer free contraception. Women under the age of 25 will be eligible to receive access to free birth control in the country…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Girls’ education has been deemed a ‘silver bullet’ for some of the biggest development challenges. It has been likened to a Swiss army knife because of the range of tools it offers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Black women who have experienced more racism throughout their lives have stronger brain responses to threat,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part one in a three-part series. Read part two. In 2012, Pace Center for Girls, a multiservice nonprofit serving middle- and high-school-age girls with histories of trauma, faced a fork…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Meal prep and cooking. Collecting water. Caring for children. The amount of time spent on chores and caring for others might not always seem like a lot. But eventually, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The introduction of the medical treatment called Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) dramatically improved the health and longevity of HIV-positive women in the study. The women’s lives subsequently improved dramatically…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Minority businesses could boost the economy by as much as $300 billion, according to the Center for Global Policy Solutions. Yet many of these are sole proprietorships and are often working with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Structural barriers have created a deeply unequal healthcare system that blocks access to abortion care, especially for BIPoC, poor and transgender people. Over 60% of people seeking abortions identify as…