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New op-ed on ending gender-based violence against women garment workers

An ambitious yet attainable goal By Sangeeta Chowdhry, Global Fund for Women, and Brandee Butler, C&A FoundationFour years ago, the collapse ...

#BuildMovementsNotWalls sexual & reproductive health & rights

Global gag rule is back: One of Trump’s first actions targets the world’s women

Update: May 16, 2017 On May 15, the Trump administration released its plan for expanding the global gag rule to affect nearly $8.8 billion in global ...

crisis response

Peru’s record flooding reveals need for women-led reconstruction, climate mitigation efforts

Recent floods and mudslides in Peru have created a crisis that highlights the need for more effective ways to prevent and confront natural ...

MENA REFUGEE CRISIS middle east and north africa women in conflict zones

Syria attack: A critical moment for global action, six years too late

More than 100 people, including women and children, are believed to have been killed and hundreds more injured in a chemical attack in Syria on ...

asia pacific economic & political equality freedom from violence

NoVo Foundation joins Global Fund for Women and C&A Foundation collaborative to end gender-based violence in the garment industry

APRIL 5, 2017--Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce a new partnership with the NoVo Foundation to join its multi-year initiative with C&A ...

#BuildMovementsNotWalls political voice & leadership

6 Muslim women proving art is more powerful than hate in face of travel ban

By Samina Ali, curator of MuslimaJust last week, Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s revised executive ...

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Leila Hessini named Head of Strategic Grantmaking & Movement Building for Global Fund for Women

March 14, 2017--Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce the appointment of Leila Hessini as its new Head of Strategic Grantmaking and Movement ...