Victoria Shorr still remembers the eagle that soared over her students on the opening day of the academy she co-founded eight years ago: Pine Ridge Girls’ School (PRGS). “The ancestors are with these girls,” a school board member said after spotting the bird. “I took that to heart,” Shorr says. Shorr’s heart for educating girls [...more...]
The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the Aspen Institute that tasked fellows to start a venture they believed would change the world. [...more...]
Trailblazers
In 1990, Franco Stevens founded Curve magazine, the best-selling lesbian magazine in the U.S. for the last three decades. The […more…]
Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice, at home in academia, the corporate boardroom, and […more…]
Cherie Blair CBE, KC is an enormously influential figure at the intersection of business, politics, activism, and law. A renowned […more…]
Our World
The water was rising: On the western coast of Bangladesh in the early 2000s, communities deep in the Sundarbans mangrove […more…]
While Maanda Ngoitiko was growing up in her Maasai community in northern Tanzania, a blade of grass was the symbol […more…]
The line of green-clad rangers step carefully through the dense foliage of a forest in Zimbabwe, rifles bouncing on their […more…]
Our Solidarity
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
Next Gen Men has hope for the future of masculinity. Their four founding values – curiosity, equity, courage, and empathy […more…]
Men4Choice understands clearly that the fight for women’s reproductive freedom is not just a women’s battle. It is a vital […more…]
Our Security
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]
When Ilwad Elman visited her native Somalia, she was eager to reunite with her peace activist mother, who had moved […more…]
It wasn’t all that long ago here in the United States, when women were not allowed to own property, open […more…]
Our Safety
Two women live thousands of miles apart and speak different languages, but they are bound by an experience that changed […more…]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […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…]
Janet Todd, executive director of Girls on the Run North Bay, has the same goal for everyone who participates in […more…]
Our Leadership
Change doesn’t just happen overnight; we must make it happen. Solving gender equity issues, as well as effectively navigating other […more…]
One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge […more…]
The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the […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…]
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
In virtually all areas of arts and culture, women and girls are underrepresented – and it’s not because they don’t […more…]
Teenagers consume media at a startling rate, averaging over 10 hours a day via film, television, video games, social media, […more…]
If you can’t get a seat at the table, says Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) Founding Executive […more…]
Our Careers
Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky never imagined their stories of sexual harassment in the workplace would launch a wave of […more…]
Access to credit is a mighty tool in the modern world. Without it, individuals may face barriers to education, housing, […more…]
Imagine that the steering wheel of your car malfunctions. Controlling the vehicle becomes extremely challenging and potentially dangerous to all: […more…]
Our Bodies
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding legal protections of Roe v. Wade, which ensured the federal right […more…]
The untimely death of Kira Johnson from internal bleeding after a cesarean section in 2016 highlighted the problem. Tennis champion […more…]
The question was simple: “How can you help pregnant women and newborn babies survive?” The question led to the creation […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
People don’t always agree on what feminism, equality, or system change is or looks like. But what can be agreed […more…]
Philanthropy Together is a global nonprofit initiative that has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals through its work to diversify […more…]
For Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, the mission of Women Connect4Good is intensely personal. Growing up, she felt that life looked easier […more…]