This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chart below depicts one of the most stubborn and pernicious gaps in the world today. My country’s farmers here in Tanzania are represented by that bottom blue line. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, a former Zimbabwean cabinet minister was arrested for illegally selling parcels of state land. A few days earlier, a Malaysian court convicted the ex-chairman of a state-owned land development agency of corruption.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who gave birth in the hospital and their nurses report the negative consequences of hospitals’ pandemic policies in a new study. “We found that visitor restrictions and separation policies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We spoke to 26 funders and nine women’s rights organizations about their motivations, priorities and the challenges they face, to see how funders and practitioners can work together more effectively.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What can Philanthropy learn from feminism?” A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking at Restless Development’s event on Power Shifting Philanthropy and was asked this question. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a cruel reality for more than 200 million girls and women globally, while 3 million girls in Africa are at risk of undergoing FGM every year. The World Health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Few endeavors are as rewarding and fun as my work with the Women’s Leadership Council. This group of extraordinary business leaders and philanthropists have joined forces to raise money for the eight…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States and often intertwines with misogyny, experts explain. On March 16, a man went on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 30 years, women have increased their presence in the housing market, with the homeownership rate of households led by women rising while the homeownership rate of households…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, just two days after the inauguration of our 46th president and first female vice president, the nation marked another milestone — the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s History Month is observed every March to celebrate the contributions of women politically, economically, and culturally throughout the history of the United States. But with the widely felt impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The blindingly-white salt flats of Kutch have one of the most inhospitable terrains in India. Yet, the Agariya (Salt-pan Workers in Little Rann of Kutch) community migrates there for six…