In virtually all areas of arts and culture, women and girls are underrepresented – and it’s not because they don’t have the talent, drive, or desire to succeed. It’s a problem that starts from an early age, with how children see women represented across all forms of art. Great women artists, including filmmakers, philosophers, writers, [...more...]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their peers about gender-based violence. The health and social justice nonprofit launched into action by creating [...more...]
Trailblazers
Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […more…]
Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […more…]
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […more…]
Our World
While Maanda Ngoitiko was growing up in her Maasai community in northern Tanzania, a blade of grass was the symbol […more…]
The water was rising: On the western coast of Bangladesh in the early 2000s, communities deep in the Sundarbans mangrove […more…]
A crumbling sea-worn headstone, half-submerged in dark sand: This is all that’s left of a burial site in Togoru, Fiji. […more…]
Our Solidarity
Philanthropy Together is a global nonprofit initiative that has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals through its work to diversify […more…]
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
Equimundo’s roots can be found in Brazil, where founder and CEO, Gary Barker, was researching men in Rio de Janeiro’s […more…]
Our Security
Grameen America offers a unique, proven solution to economic inequity in the United States, serving women entrepreneurs who are often […more…]
It wasn’t all that long ago here in the United States, when women were not allowed to own property, open […more…]
For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this […more…]
Our Safety
One out of every five women in the United States will be a victim of rape in her lifetime. In […more…]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
The year was 2002. The country, Bolivia. A 15-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her relative over the course of […more…]
Our Minds
Nanny. Housekeeper. Personal shopper. Plumber. Judaline Cassidy worked a series of jobs after leaving her native Trinidad and Tobago to […more…]
“I’ve been committed to girls of color since I was one.” Dr. Monique Couvson, president and CEO of Grantmakers for […more…]
Too many preteen girls have the same worrisome rite of passage. Their confidence plummets. They suffer from negative body image. […more…]
Our Leadership
The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the […more…]
It’s been more than 20 years since Joanne N. Smith founded Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a nonprofit that works […more…]
When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]
Our Democracy
In the U.S., there is no constitutional protection against sex discrimination. There is no explicit guarantee of equal rights for […more…]
In today’s world, the news media and the safeguards of press freedom have changed drastically. The democratic protections once available […more…]
How is it that over 60% of Americans support the legalization of abortion in most cases, but Roe v. Wade […more…]
Our Culture
Our understanding of history begins in the classroom. As young students, ideas of identity, equity, and place are explored through […more…]
If you can’t get a seat at the table, says Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) Founding Executive […more…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
Access to credit is a mighty tool in the modern world. Without it, individuals may face barriers to education, housing, […more…]
In a small community in Georgetown, Guyana, locals flocked to Radhika Basdeo’s family farm to get their fresh produce. Then […more…]
What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who […more…]
Our Bodies
Our bodies harbor memories, histories, stories, and identities. They determine how we see ourselves and how others see us. Tied […more…]
In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most […more…]
They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]
Impact Partners
When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]
Champion Partners
What happens when you’ve succeeded with your mission of seeding women-led grassroots organizations for over 30 years, and helped create […more…]
Did you know that the word “radical” comes from the Latin word for roots? “Radical means going to the roots, […more…]
We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call […more…]