For nearly a half-century, a growing number of men of all races and ethnicities in North America and around the world have followed women in working to prevent domestic and sexual violence and protect reproductive rights, while also working to redefine and transform traditional ideas about manhood, fatherhood, and brotherhood. We’ve been called all kinds [...more...]
Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? To achieve true gender parity, new conversations with leaders within the women’s economic empowerment world [...more...]
Trailblazers
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […more…]
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice, at home in academia, the corporate boardroom, and […more…]
Our World
While Maanda Ngoitiko was growing up in her Maasai community in northern Tanzania, a blade of grass was the symbol […more…]
People don’t always agree on what feminism, equality, or system change is or looks like. But what can be agreed […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
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
In 1990, Tony Porter was director of a substance use program in a hospital north of New York City. There, […more…]
Our Security
She came to Portland, Oregon, from Lebanon with a husband and children and the promise of the American Dream dancing […more…]
Grameen America offers a unique, proven solution to economic inequity in the United States, serving women entrepreneurs who are often […more…]
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]
Our Safety
When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]
Nadia Murad was just 21 years old in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) in […more…]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
Our Minds
Why is gender equity crucial to building the next generation of leaders in Santa Barbara County and beyond? Girls Inc. […more…]
Too many preteen girls have the same worrisome rite of passage. Their confidence plummets. They suffer from negative body image. […more…]
When her son came out to her as transgender 11 years ago, Roz Gould Keith had never heard that term. […more…]
Our Leadership
It’s been more than 20 years since Joanne N. Smith founded Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a nonprofit that works […more…]
One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge […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…]
Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […more…]
Today, women hold less than one-third of elected offices in the U.S. at both the federal and state levels. What […more…]
Our Culture
Starting with small community performances, a one-woman off-Broadway production, and then performances on college campuses, The Vagina Monologues was a […more…]
Picture this: a shy girl, 10 years old, hangs back in the classroom and on the playground. A few years […more…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
Imagine that the steering wheel of your car malfunctions. Controlling the vehicle becomes extremely challenging and potentially dangerous to all: […more…]
Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky never imagined their stories of sexual harassment in the workplace would launch a wave of […more…]
Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? […more…]
Our Bodies
The question was simple: “How can you help pregnant women and newborn babies survive?” The question led to the creation […more…]
They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]
She only had two weeks to live. This is a patient’s story that is all too familiar to Yonni Wattenmaker, […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…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
The water was rising: On the western coast of Bangladesh in the early 2000s, communities deep in the Sundarbans mangrove […more…]