PeiYao Chen Announced as the New President & CEO of Global Fund for Women

What I know about activism

By Tin Tin Nyo, Women Human Rights Defender Burmese Women’s Union I work in Burma, one of the least developed and poorest countries in Asia….

Bold Together Issue 05: Letter from the Editor

There is no doubt that 2016 has had its share of emotionally charged and nerve-racking moments. However, reflecting back on this year is bringing a…

Reflections on Istanbul Women’s Museum Conference: Centers of Social Memory and Places of Inclusion

Contributed By: Meral Akkent, Founder and Curator, Women’s Museum Istanbul Catherine M. King, Head of Advocacy and Executive Producer, Global Fund for Women “I hate…

In Solidarity with the Burmese Women’s Union

In solidarity with our grantee partner the Burmese Women’s Union, Global Fund for Women is disseminating the below statement shared by them regarding the humanitarian…

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…

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

DECEMBER 6, 2016–Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce a new initiative with C&A Foundation and Gender at Work to eradicate gender-based violence and…

Now is our time: A letter to the world's women and girls

November 17, 2016: November’s U.S. Presidential election outcome was not the glass ceiling-shattering moment many hoped it would be. But as I sat in our meeting…

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What President-elect Trump could mean for women’s rights globally

November 9, 2016:  The hotly contested U.S. presidential election has been called and Donald J. Trump is the new President-elect of the United States. Trump presented…