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Closing the digital gender gap in partnership with Google this International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day this year, we are excited to be partnering with Womenwill, an initiative by Google, to raise awareness about the gender gap in technology and raise money to support programs designed to help women make the most of the online world. Technology—access to it, control of it, and the ability to create…
International Museum of Women Archives
Our Work International Museum of Women Archives We partnered with The Feminist Institute-a nonprofit dedicated to preserving feminist contributions to culture-to preserve our IMOW digital exhibits. Explore the Archive at the Feminist Institute Founded in San Francisco in 1997, led by Founding President Elizabeth Colton, the International Museum of Women (IMOW) was an innovative museum…
Black History Month 2023: Celebrating #EverydayFeminists in Philanthropy
Join Global Fund for Women this Black History Month as we highlight brilliant Black women leaders who are disrupting philanthropy and development, moving money, and getting results. We’re sharing Black history around the world that features the people and organizations who center Black freedom, Black joy, and Black dignity every day. Global Fund for Women…
Cleo Kambugu
Cleo Kambugu is a Ugandan human rights activist leading the fight for equality for sexual and gender minorities, including trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming communities. She works as the Director of Programmes for the East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative (UHAI EASHRI).
Shika
Shika/Shieko Reto (she/her) is a visual artist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose work features trans women’s experiences from Malaysia, LGBTQIA+ rights, environmental concerns, and human rights issues.
Qańtar Samal
Qańtar Samal (she/her) is a Kazakh digital artist from Aktobe. In her work, she shares her vision of Kazakh/Central Asian culture and its connection to the local queer community.
Standing in Solidarity: Feminist Leaders Driving Change in Syria
We are witnessing a monumental shift in Syria’s history. The Assad regime – synonymous with unspeakable horrors and injustice – has fallen. Today is a day of hope-a day when Syrians reclaim their voices and their power. This transformative moment demands global solidarity. We call on the international community not to speak on behalf of…
Sparks of Resistance: Gender Justice Movements Defend Democracy in Guatemala
Sparks of Resistance: Gender Justice Movements Defend Democracy in Guatemala It’s simple: at Global Fund for Women, we believe that women’s political empowerment and equal participation are essential building blocks for gender justice, along with the right to live free from violence and discrimination, to have full control over their bodies, and to advance climate…
Lía Zevallos
Lía Zevallos is a part of Ashanti Perú, the Peruvian Network of Afro-descendant Youth. This is an organization that works for the empowerment of young people, specifically Afro-Peruvian women, around their individual and collective rights. They also support young Afro-Peruvian women to participate in social and political work to construct of a solid, sustainable citizenship that contributes to eradicate discrimination and racism here.
2023 YEAR IN GENDER JUSTICE
How did feminists show up in a year that careened from crisis to crisis? Gender justice movements, organizations, and activists came together in Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mexico, Libya, and beyond as frontline responders, unpaid caregivers, and community mobilizers this year.