Co-Directors of New Moon Network at Feminist Funded ’23: Rising. (photo by Savannah Sly, 2023) For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this debate has been conflict amongst impacted individuals, the fragmentation of feminist movements, and policy gridlock. Enter New Moon Network, an [...more...]
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding legal protections of Roe v. Wade, which ensured the federal right to abortion. Never has nonprofit Plan C’s mission been more vital. Plan C, a public [...more...]
Trailblazers
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […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…]
The water was rising: On the western coast of Bangladesh in the early 2000s, communities deep in the Sundarbans mangrove […more…]
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Our Solidarity
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
Equimundo’s roots can be found in Brazil, where founder and CEO, Gary Barker, was researching men in Rio de Janeiro’s […more…]
Philanthropy Together is a global nonprofit initiative that has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals through its work to diversify […more…]
Our Security
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…]
Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice, at home in academia, the corporate boardroom, and […more…]
Our Safety
Nadia Murad was just 21 years old in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) in […more…]
The year was 2002. The country, Bolivia. A 15-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her relative over the course of […more…]
Two women live thousands of miles apart and speak different languages, but they are bound by an experience that changed […more…]
Our Minds
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…]
Why is gender equity crucial to building the next generation of leaders in Santa Barbara County and beyond? Girls Inc. […more…]
Our Leadership
When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]
More than 42 years ago, the intersecting ideas that representation matters and there is strength in numbers sparked nine women […more…]
A movement often starts with a moment. For Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning, that moment happened when she was just 12 […more…]
Our Democracy
What happens when you’ve succeeded with your mission of seeding women-led grassroots organizations for over 30 years, and helped create […more…]
In January 2021, the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the […more…]
Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […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…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
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…]
What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who […more…]
Our Bodies
Our bodies harbor memories, histories, stories, and identities. They determine how we see ourselves and how others see us. Tied […more…]
They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]
The untimely death of Kira Johnson from internal bleeding after a cesarean section in 2016 highlighted the problem. Tennis champion […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
We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call […more…]
When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]
An Atlanta native, Lisa M. Hamilton hails from the heart of America’s civil rights movement. Her father was a criminal […more…]