TOP TEN MOMENTS FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN 2018
As we reflect on 2018, we are reminded of the many powerful ways that women’s movements are shaping policies, practices, and ...
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Integrated, Inclusive, and Intersectional: Introducing Global Fund for Women’s Updated Focus Areas
A note from Leila Hessini, VP of Programs In this new video, Vice President of Programs Leila Hessini shares Global Fund for Women's updated ...
Demanding justice after the assassination of Afro-Brazilian human rights defender Marielle Franco and her driver
“Another murder of a young man…Matheus Melo was leaving church. How many more will have to die for this war to end?” – Marielle Franco in ...
Embrace Isirika: Musimbi Kanyoro’s TED Talk on Equal Generosity
Isirika. It’s one word with a meaning powerful enough to mobilize and inspire an entire community. Watch Global Fund for Women's President and ...
Measuring a year in global resistance and interconnected movements
What a year it has been. On January 20, 2017, the new U.S. administration took office with President Trump’s Inauguration marking the official ...
Building strong movements: An update on our Movement Capacity Assessment Tool
We are excited to share with you an update and introductory video on Global Fund for Women’s Movement Capacity Assessment Tool. Movements are ...
Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2017
2017 has been quite a year. It was a year of resisting, of reckoning. It was a year of rollbacks and new challenges for women and girls in countless ...
Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2016: Inspiration for the year ahead
When you look back on 2016, what will you remember? It’s been a year filled with extreme highs and lows for women’s rights around the world. ...
Women and girls hold the key to ending gender-based violence
By Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women February 14, 2016 We live in a world of misplaced priorities, a world in which 60 ...
Backlash against women’s rights: A missive from our Europe & Central Asia Activist Convening
[Editor's Note: Because of security threats in the region, which are discussed in this article, names and identifying attributes of the activists ...
