The Growing Movement to Make Global Philanthropy More Feminist

Summary

With decades of research supporting the economic benefits of gender equality, several governments have adopted feminist approaches to international development, the Times article reports, and the philanthropic world has increasingly acknowledged the essential role of investing in women and girls for the sake of human progress. inancial aid While Keely Tongate, co-director of the Gender Funders CoLab, says, "private organizations often struggle to align their work towards common causes that advance women’s rights.," and that “philanthropy isn't built to be super collaborative," the CoLab was able to bring some of the biggest private foundations (the Foundation for a Just Society) together to form a community of funders who leveraged their power to supply more resources. Between 2014 and 2023, CoLab members moved at least $2.2 billion to women’s rights and gender equality work.

The Growing Movement to Make Global Philanthropy Feminist

Philanthropists want to invest in women and girls—but still have a long way to go.

TimeAstha Rajvanshi