Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You are not the type of woman who gives up. Where is your spirit?’” Mayra recalls a facilitator from Friendship Bridge encouraging her. Friendship Bridge is a nonprofit social enterprise helping Indigenous Mayan women in rural [...more...]
In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most efficient way to generate social change. She always had a passion for empowering women around [...more...]
Trailblazers
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
Kara Nortman, a venture capitalist and tech executive, is currently the co-founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective, a sports […more…]
Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […more…]
Our World
The line of green-clad rangers step carefully through the dense foliage of a forest in Zimbabwe, rifles bouncing on their […more…]
While Maanda Ngoitiko was growing up in her Maasai community in northern Tanzania, a blade of grass was the symbol […more…]
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Our Solidarity
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
In 1990, Tony Porter was director of a substance use program in a hospital north of New York City. There, […more…]
Our Security
Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You […more…]
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]
Grameen America offers a unique, proven solution to economic inequity in the United States, serving women entrepreneurs who are often […more…]
Our Safety
The year was 2002. The country, Bolivia. A 15-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her relative over the course of […more…]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
Nadia Murad was just 21 years old in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) in […more…]
Our Minds
“I’ve been committed to girls of color since I was one.” Dr. Monique Couvson, president and CEO of Grantmakers for […more…]
Nanny. Housekeeper. Personal shopper. Plumber. Judaline Cassidy worked a series of jobs after leaving her native Trinidad and Tobago to […more…]
Why is gender equity crucial to building the next generation of leaders in Santa Barbara County and beyond? Girls Inc. […more…]
Our Leadership
One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge […more…]
Change doesn’t just happen overnight; we must make it happen. Solving gender equity issues, as well as effectively navigating other […more…]
It’s been more than 20 years since Joanne N. Smith founded Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a nonprofit that works […more…]
Our Democracy
Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […more…]
Are you furious that the extremist Supreme Court is rolling back the rights of women and girls, pregnant people, and […more…]
In January 2021, the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the […more…]
Our Culture
Picture this: a shy girl, 10 years old, hangs back in the classroom and on the playground. A few years […more…]
Our understanding of history begins in the classroom. As young students, ideas of identity, equity, and place are explored through […more…]
Starting with small community performances, a one-woman off-Broadway production, and then performances on college campuses, The Vagina Monologues was a […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…]
Imagine that the steering wheel of your car malfunctions. Controlling the vehicle becomes extremely challenging and potentially dangerous to all: […more…]
Our Bodies
She only had two weeks to live. This is a patient’s story that is all too familiar to Yonni Wattenmaker, […more…]
The untimely death of Kira Johnson from internal bleeding after a cesarean section in 2016 highlighted the problem. Tennis champion […more…]
Our bodies harbor memories, histories, stories, and identities. They determine how we see ourselves and how others see us. Tied […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
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]
Jeannie Infante Sager, director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) situated within the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, […more…]
When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]