This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the back room of a bustling Pride event, Laverne Cox sits on an aging brown leather chair with her legs elegantly crossed. The actress and activist nibbles on a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A much talked about a new facility to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries is officially open for business, having raised $350 million in just five months. In many [countries]…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Third Wave Fund, an activist fund led by and for women of color and intersex, queer, and trans people under the age of 35, recently launched a pilot effort,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “A Balanced Equation”—the fourteenth season of “Roadtrip Nation”—follows three young women on a cross-country journey as they meet and interview women who have built fulfilling careers in science, technology, engineering…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On October 15th, between baby photos and snow reports, #MeToo appeared on my Facebook feed. The hashtag quickly went viral on Twitter and Facebook following the news of Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Does putting more people in prison markedly reduce crime outside prison walls—at least while those people are still in prison? I think that in writing my full report, I approached…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “If this Administration really cared about empowering girls, it would take proactive steps to protect girls from assault on our campuses; it would stop undermining civil rights laws and equal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s leading family planning funder, the United States, has stalled all funding to the UNFPA and threatens to eliminate global aid directed at family planning and global health. An…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’ve paid any attention to social media in the past 24 hours, you’ve seen #MeToo, the viral hashtag that women have used to acknowledge, even in two simple words,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blue Shield of California Foundation believes that the health and well-being of communities requires a systemic response to end domestic violence that includes healthcare providers who understand the health impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1963, after she was passed up yet again for a promotion in favor of a male colleague, Mary Kay Ash left her job. Sitting at her kitchen table, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The D.C. Public Education Fund recently celebrated 10 years of service to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), with panels and sessions highlighting some of their most successful work, particularly,…