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Providing Healing Spaces for Human Rights Defenders Santo Tomás is a town in El Salvador that lies nestled against the El Porvenir Forest. Much of the forest is first growth, with trees older than the country itself. It is an integral part of this agricultural community—of its … [Read more...] about Caring for the Movement

Muslim Women in India Are Claiming Their Rights Zakia Soman co-founded the Indian Muslim Women’s Movement, or Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), to fight for justice and equal rights for Muslim women throughout India. BMMA focuses on education, health, security, and gender … [Read more...] about Women Say No to Instant Divorce

Dear Friends, It is a privilege to write to you as Global Fund for Women’s new President and CEO. I stand on the shoulders of our previous phenomenal leaders—Anne Firth Murray, Kavita Ramdas, Elizabeth Colton, and Musimbi Kanyoro—and I don’t take that lightly. I am humbled to … [Read more...] about First 30 Days: Letter and Video from Latanya Mapp Frett Global Fund for Women’s President and CEO

So-called "pink tax" is taking over women's finances on a whole other level. … [Read more...] about Women pay higher bank fees than men, analysis finds

Global Fund for Women has joined the With and For Girls Collective as the 11th member in a collaborative effort to advance gender equality globally using an unprecedented participatory grantmaking approach with adolescent girls. The Collective are united in the belief that girls … [Read more...] about News Release: Global Fund for Women joins the With and For Girls Collective to give more girls grants in the global fight to achieve gender equality