Yet, no country has achieved full gender parity. In fact, at the current rate — it will take more than 130 years Source: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2024 to reach gender equality globally.

All over the world, inequality, oppression, and exploitation hold women back.

This is particularly true in the Global South The Global South includes the countries that experience higher levels of poverty, income inequality, lower life expectancy, and harsh living conditions compared to the wealthier nations in the “Global North” – located mostly in North America and Europe. The Global South primarily includes many of the countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East where millions of women and girls live in extreme poverty and face even more barriers:

  • lack of access to education, economic opportunities, and healthcare
  • harmful practices like early marriage, forced labor, female genital mutilation/cutting, gender-based violence, and menstrual taboos

Our Focus

We focus our efforts on the most vulnerable and marginalized women and girls in the Global South, where the need is great, there are little or no social safety nets, philanthropic support is meager, and even small investments can make a big impact!

Studies show that investing in women and girls in the Global South yields large social and economic returns. When women and girls are treated equally, the world is healthier, safer, more peaceful, inclusive, and economically just for everyone.

Our Gender Equality Beliefs

  • Every woman and girl deserves to live freely and pursue her dreams, free from all forms of discrimination, exploitation, and social exclusion.
  • Women should have equal economic power, political voice, and leadership representation across the world.
  • When women and girls are better educated and become leaders and decision-makers, they drive positive change in their families, communities, and countries.
  • Gender-based violence and harmful practices, such as child and forced marriage, female genital cutting (FGM/C), and human trafficking, harm women’s health, safety, and quality of life. They must be eliminated worldwide.
  • Sexual and reproductive health is essential to women and girls across their lifespans.
  • Gender equality and climate justice must go hand-in-hand if we are to ensure we have a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet for future generations.
  • Men and boys are essential partners and allies in achieving global gender equality.
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