This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender bias remains omnipresent in society and still deeply impacts many facets of women’s lives, whether it’s mental health, employment, or obtaining equal pay. In the U.S., women earn just 82 cents for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the practice of cutting and partially or entirely removing the external female genitalia, and also includes any other harm or injury caused to the female…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women gained legal rights in nearly 30 countries last year despite disruption due to COVID-19, but governments must do more to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by women during the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation examines all of our work through a gender lens because social problems affect women and girls in unique ways—biologically, psychologically, and economically—so programs designed to deal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women-owned businesses in Canada are taking nearly twice the amount of time to recover financially from the impacts of COVID-19 than those owned by men, a new study revealed. The Business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, North America won’t see gender equality for 151 years. The report also states that gender parity can have a large…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Companies offer unique opportunities to shape and influence gender norms, given their often-expansive value chains—the range of activities they undertake from source to consumption to deliver products or services. A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s important to keep making the connections between gender justice and climate change for several reasons. First, it integrates the natural world into the equation when talking about how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, women and girls have largely been largely overlooked by donors, with only 1.6 percent of Americans’ charitable giving directed their way. And the risk for women and girls will grow exponentially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Over the last decade, more than a dozen states plus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Koraput district, Odisha, lies a remote village called Kanjariguda, home to an Adivasi community of farmers who predominantly grow ragi and rice. The village is so remote that villagers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We need to wake up to the stark reality: that we are not doing a good enough job to protect women and girls. It may be sad, but it’s true.…