The untimely death of Kira Johnson from internal bleeding after a cesarean section in 2016 highlighted the problem. Tennis champion Serena Williams’ near-death experience after childbirth a year later confirmed it. Black women were four times more likely than white women to experience pregnancy-related deaths. In high-risk pregnancies, the disparities were even greater, with Black [...more...]
Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You are not the type of woman who gives up. Where is your spirit?’” Mayra recalls [...more...]
Trailblazers
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
In 1990, Franco Stevens founded Curve magazine, the best-selling lesbian magazine in the U.S. for the last three decades. The […more…]
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […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…]
Please see below our March GLW Survey results:
Our Solidarity
In 1990, Tony Porter was director of a substance use program in a hospital north of New York City. There, […more…]
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
Philanthropy Together is a global nonprofit initiative that has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals through its work to diversify […more…]
Our Security
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…]
It wasn’t all that long ago here in the United States, when women were not allowed to own property, open […more…]
Our Safety
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […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
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
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…]
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
Starting with small community performances, a one-woman off-Broadway production, and then performances on college campuses, The Vagina Monologues was a […more…]
In virtually all areas of arts and culture, women and girls are underrepresented – and it’s not because they don’t […more…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who […more…]
For Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, the mission of Women Connect4Good is intensely personal. Growing up, she felt that life looked easier […more…]
Cherie Blair CBE, KC is an enormously influential figure at the intersection of business, politics, activism, and law. A renowned […more…]
Our Bodies
They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding legal protections of Roe v. Wade, which ensured the federal right […more…]
Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […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
One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge […more…]
We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call […more…]
Grassroots and Grasstops Even among nonprofit giants, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a behemoth. With an $8.6 billion […more…]