Next Gen Men has hope for the future of masculinity. Their four founding values – curiosity, equity, courage, and empathy – fuel their mission to work towards a future where boys and men feel less pain and cause less harm. Next Gen Men (NGM) was founded 10 years ago, by Executive Director Jake Stika and [...more...]
In a small community in Georgetown, Guyana, locals flocked to Radhika Basdeo’s family farm to get their fresh produce. Then COVID hit. And like many other family-run small businesses, the pandemic nearly wiped them out. [...more...]
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Trailblazers
Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice, at home in academia, the corporate boardroom, and […more…]
Pat Mitchell is a pioneering figure in the media industry, a dedicated advocate for women’s rights, and a firm believer […more…]
Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […more…]
Our World
The image made headlines around the world: five Indigenous women in traditional regalia standing outside the imposing facade of a […more…]
As temperatures rise around the world, one thing is clear: Women are paying an outsized price. The United Nations estimates […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
Equimundo’s roots can be found in Brazil, where founder and CEO, Gary Barker, was researching men in Rio de Janeiro’s […more…]
In 1990, Tony Porter was director of a substance use program in a hospital north of New York City. There, […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…]
Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You […more…]
For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this […more…]
Our Safety
Nicole Matthews was 19 years old when her then-partner tried to kill them both. Believing falsely that she’d been cheating, […more…]
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
Did you know that the word “radical” comes from the Latin word for roots? “Radical means going to the roots, […more…]
Our Minds
Janet Todd, executive director of Girls on the Run North Bay, has the same goal for everyone who participates in […more…]
When her son came out to her as transgender 11 years ago, Roz Gould Keith had never heard that term. […more…]
Nanny. Housekeeper. Personal shopper. Plumber. Judaline Cassidy worked a series of jobs after leaving her native Trinidad and Tobago to […more…]
Our Leadership
The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the […more…]
Change doesn’t just happen overnight; we must make it happen. Solving gender equity issues, as well as effectively navigating other […more…]
More than 42 years ago, the intersecting ideas that representation matters and there is strength in numbers sparked nine women […more…]
Our Democracy
In today’s world, the news media and the safeguards of press freedom have changed drastically. The democratic protections once available […more…]
Are you furious that the extremist Supreme Court is rolling back the rights of women and girls, pregnant people, and […more…]
In the U.S., there is no constitutional protection against sex discrimination. There is no explicit guarantee of equal rights for […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…]
Teenagers consume media at a startling rate, averaging over 10 hours a day via film, television, video games, social media, […more…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
For Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, the mission of Women Connect4Good is intensely personal. Growing up, she felt that life looked easier […more…]
Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? […more…]
Access to credit is a mighty tool in the modern world. Without it, individuals may face barriers to education, housing, […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…]
In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most […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
When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]
For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this […more…]
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]