This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many public health innovations lack pathways to reach vulnerable customer bases, even with significant last-mile efforts. Polio vaccine teams, for example, often can’t reach the most physically and politically isolated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As schools continue working to better engage girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, a number of STEM-focused foundations are partnering to form the Million Girls Moonshot initiative to hook one million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the status of women and girls around the world has been improving, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to undo years of advancements made in the fight for gender equity.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many organizations in the women’s funding community, Women’s Funding Network had a robust year of working on the issues most important to women, including financial empowerment, collaborating with men…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With every day in America bringing news of regressive political changes that will negatively impact women, it’s important for those who want to increase gender equality to explore different strategies for…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research conducted by MDRC found that the Grameen America program, a microfinance program for low-income women in the U.S., increased business ownership and monthly business earnings, savings, access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research has shown that because of their gender and race, Black, Latina, and Native American girls are twice as likely as their white peers to experience harsh school discipline. Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Footage showing hospital staff insulting a dying Indigenous woman has sparked outrage and renewed demands for racial justice across Canada. Joyce Echaquan, 37, died on Monday after being admitted to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Girls are most at risk of child marriage during humanitarian crises and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. The humanitarian organization Save the Children released a report entitled “Global Girlhood 2020: COVID-19 and progress…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This PDF lays out ways for philanthropists to unlock capital for women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color by overcoming barriers. • How do these suggestions align with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Data collected by the Prison Policy Initiative reveals how gender and race play roles in interactions with police. • What can funders do to ensure equitable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rosamaria Loures and Sarah Sax cover the impact of the “Guajajara,” a group of indigenous women in Brazil who are fighting to protect their rainforest environment.…