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

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…

'A woman's place' is on the ballot: Our top eight stories on women & politics around the world

The United States saw a critical presidential election in 2016: a woman led a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in American history,…

One of our favorite inspirational videos: Tapping into “girl power”

Sylvie Olson-Dorf and Claire Rafferty know that being a girl means you have the power to make a difference. And that’s exactly what they’re doing—fundraising…

In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, women in Haiti need your support

Update: October 13 “Women and girls are in a very difficult situation, catastrophic, almost apocalyptic. But the Haitian people, especially Haitian women, are very courageous….

Prestigious award recognizes bold Egyptian woman human rights defender Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies

Update: November 29, 2016 Last week, Egyptian woman human rights defender and Global Fund for Women Board member Mozn Hassan accepted the 2016 Right Livelihod…