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Marie Stopes International (MSI), One Acre Fund, and Population Media Center Join Global Fund for Women as Authors on the Proposal, a Top Candidate in the “100&Change” Competition SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 27, 2020) –A proposal co-submitted by Global Fund … [Read more...] about Global Fund for Women Proposal on Women’s Leadership and Climate Resilience among Top 100 Candidates for $100 Million Grant from the Macarthur Foundation

JOHANNESBURG — A scathing new report reveals that dozens of HIV-positive women were forced or coerced into sterilization after giving birth at public hospitals in South Africa. The Commission for Gender Equality’s report this week says it investigated complaints by at … [Read more...] about Dozens of HIV-positive South African women forcibly sterilized

Players on the U.S. women’s national team are seeking more than $66 million in damages as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The damages were included in slew of papers filed Thursday night in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles … [Read more...] about USWNT seeks $66 million in gender discrimination suit against US Soccer

Friends, Happy New Year! As I think about this start to a new decade, I can’t help but reflect on the timeless importance of speaking truth to power. As Trump pushed the U.S. to the brink of war with Iran, I’ve been inspired by the fervor with which people in … [Read more...] about Letter from Latanya: Ten Gender Justice Influencers Speaking Truth to Power in 2020

Joe Biden doesn’t sound very moderate when he says there is “no room for compromise” on “transgender equality.” It is the “civil rights issue of our time,” he tweeted last week, elevating it above women’s equality, racial equality, … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s bias comes through in trying to outwoke competition: Devine