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Founded by @MelindaGates, Pivotal helps accelerate the pace of social progress. Pivotal includes Pivotal Ventures and Pivotal Philanthropies.
Joined March 2019
"You can be a mom; you don’t have to stop coaching." Coach @AdiaBarnes would know. Send this story to any multitasking moms you know who might need some inspiration today.
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Who runs the world? Girls! 🌟. In honor of #InternationalDayoftheGirl, we’re thrilled to support this partnership from @girls_inc, #halfthestory, + @livinlikeLARZ, which is helping young girls build confidence, care for their mental health, and develop healthy tech habits.
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The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge just got bigger. With support from the @SchustermanFoun, the challenge will now award a total of $40 million to the organizations with the boldest ideas to increase women’s power and influence.
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Happy 95th birthday to former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was working to elevate the issue of caregiving decades before it began to gain the national attention it so deserves. #MrsCarterMakingHistory
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In every part of American life, women still face barriers to equality. The new Truth Be Told collection brings to life stories of the fight for women’s voting rights, including the stories of Black women’s leadership in the movement.
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Congratulations to Kamala Harris for making history as the first woman, and first Black and Indian American person, to be elected vice president. 🙌
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A new poll shows that U.S. voters want more caregiving support—and they’re looking to policymakers to help provide it. Pivotal's @reneewittemyer explores the data-driven case for investing in caregiving—and making it easier for people to care for their loved ones
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Earlier today, our founder, @melindagates, announced she’s committing $1 billion over the next two years to people and organizations working to advance women’s power globally. Learn about some of the places those resources will go:
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America’s caregiving system is broken. Together, we can create a system that works better for everyone. What changes do you think would make life better for caregivers? . Share your thoughts for how we can #MoveCareForward in the comments below.
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Helping kids and teens talk about their emotions can be tough, but music can be a powerful tool to help them open up. Watch as @Lin_Manuel and his family share their tips for starting the conversation.
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📢 Announcing…Action for Women’s Health!. Together with Lever for Change, we're excited to announce a new $250 million global open call that will fund organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health. Learn more + apply here:
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What's it like for teens to grow up in a tech-driven, social-media-fueled world? How can adults better support them?. Read the fascinating takeaways from our #SXSW2024 event on #digitalwellbeing with @itsYRmedia, @TheYoungFutures, and @Digi_Thriving:
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Black lives matter. Breonna Taylor's life mattered. Society too often erases Black women from the narrative. We can’t continue to allow it. Say her name. We stand with those fighting for justice.
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Big news for families with young children: New Mexico voters made their state the first to create a permanent fund for child care. Kudos to partners like @CommunityChange for supporting this effort—and to @OleNewMexico for leading the charge!
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Caregivers are the backbones of their families, communities, and the economy. But too often, their contributions go unacknowledged. This #NationalCaregiversDay, join us in recognizing their service by reading some of their stories:
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National #PaidLeave means no one has to choose between their paycheck & their families during life's challenging moments. And it's a key way to help our country, businesses, & families!
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.@CarliPiersonEsq hit the nail on the head: ". people shouldn't be forced to choose between caring for loved ones or their paycheck. A comprehensive paid national leave law is long overdue." 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿
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Stunning figures out of December’s jobs report: . “White men, white women, and Black men all registered job gains for the month…. But 82,000 Black women and 31,000 Hispanic women lost their jobs.”
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Today is #LatinaEqualPayDay. Latinas had to work from the beginning of 2019 until this far into 2020 to make what white men were paid in 2019. Learn more about the barriers Latinas face at work from @LeanInOrg:
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"Trans and nonbinary youth who reported having their pronouns respected by the people they lived with attempted suicide at half the rate of those whose preferred pronouns were not respected, @TrevorProject found.". #LGBTQHistoryMonth
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A more equal world for women and girls is possible. Here’s what it could look like.
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📣 If you’re an organization working to improve women’s mental and physical health, we want to hear from you! Learn more about our $250 million global open call, Action for Women's Health, and register to apply for funding:
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If we want a functioning democracy that lives up to its promise, we need to do a better job of supporting women candidates, election officials, and poll workers. Our partners at @BrennanCenter, @statesunited, and @IssueOneReform are doing just that.
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As a student at MIT, @AJLUnited founder @jovialjoy began looking into racial and gender disparities in facial recognition technologies. Her research has since shattered myths and started a movement to examine AI’s social consequences.
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No matter what happens on Sunday, this #SuperBowl will make history: Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to referee the Big Game. 👏🏈
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Did you know that less than 2% (!) of charitable giving goes toward organizations focused on issues impacting women and girls? . Our founder, @melindagates, is trying to change that. Learn more in this article from @Philanthropy:
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Our founder @melindagates started Pivotal in 2015 to advance social progress. Against the backdrop of her new $1B commitment, we're excited for the important work ahead to build women’s power in the United States and around the world.
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Of the $130B in venture money given to entrepreneurs, just 2% goes to women. Only 0.2% goes to black women—a number so small it could be rounded down to 0%. It’s time we start investing in more women entrepreneurs. #EqualityCantWait
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We’re excited for these incredible leaders to get more resources to organizations doing urgent, impactful, and innovative work to improve women’s health and wellbeing around the world.
Each one of these leaders has an important perspective on what needs to be done to improve women’s health and wellbeing. As part of my new $1 billion commitment to advance women’s power globally, these leaders will each receive a $20 million fund to distribute to charitable
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Looking forward to our panel at @SXSW's #SXSW2024 on Friday! We’ll be joined by our partners @itsYRmedia, @TheYoungFutures, and @Digi_Thriving to talk about solutions that support young people's wellbeing in the age of technology. Learn more and register:
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"Care has always been infrastructure; from child care to paid leave, to home and community-based services, care is a need shared by all at some point in our lives, and is fundamental to enabling economic activity." —@aijenpoo #JointAddress #CareCantWait
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The big day is finally here—we’re proud to announce the four $10 million awardees of the #EqualityCantWait Challenge!
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In 2020, a record number of women ran for office. From the largest all-women congressional delegation in U.S. history to the country’s first-ever transgender state senator, women are making waves.
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"The question we’re asking is: How do we advance social progress in a country where centuries of systemic discrimination continue to shape people’s lives?" —Ada Williams Prince. Learn how our Women of Color Design Council is imagining a new path forward.
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Women earn the majority of post-grad degrees but are still underrepresented in many careers. When armed with the same major, men tend to enter into higher-paying occupations. Gains in education have yet to pay off for women. One reason why #EqualityCantWait
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In 2020, we launched the #EqualityCantWait Challenge, which will provide $40 million to big, bold ideas to increase the power and influence of women in America by 2030.
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Did you catch our founder @melindagates on NPR’s Morning Edition with @NPRMichel?. She talked about the importance of increasing women’s representation in U.S. politics and the work we're doing to make that a reality. Listen to the full interview:
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Caregivers navigate one of the most complex jobs of all, but their experiences often go unseen. We partnered with @WomenPhotograph on a photo collection to bring their stories to life. Check it out:
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Important news from @TrevorProject: Access to gender-affirming hormone therapy can help lower rates of depression and suicidality. This study comes on the heels of harmful legislation targeting critically-important health care for young people.
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By providing pathways for women leaders in tech and public office, supporting the development of a modern caregiving system, and securing a comprehensive federal #PaidLeave policy, we're pushing towards our goal to expand women's power and influence.
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“It’s time that our leaders understand what women and families have grasped for decades: Care is an issue that affects everyone.” It’s also an issue we can do something about, writes Pivotal's VP of Program Strategy @reneewittemyer. Here's how ⬇️
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Women-led funds like @GrowthWarriorVC and @uluventures are seizing opportunities that others in the venture capital industry have missed—and their efforts are paying off. Learn how in @erin_harkless' recent article for @PitchBook's latest report:
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These solutions will make our country better and more equal for women and girls—we're so excited to watch the teams make it happen! 💪.
It’s time to give gender equality the attention and investment it deserves. That’s why I’m proud to announce the @EqltyCantWait Challenge $10 million awardees: . - @DomesticWorkers and @CaringAcrossGen-led coalition.- @AdaAcademy.- @girls_inc .- @NMCCAP and @NativeWomenLead
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“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On what would have been her 89th birthday, we're celebrating RBG and the change she fought for.
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➡️ Providing on-demand therapy for kids & families.➡️ Connecting families with quality childcare and pre-schools.➡️ Helping navigate the logistical challenges of care . These companies are helping #movecareforward—tune in to learn more!.
Ever thought about innovating in the care space? Join us to hear about how @8ennett built @wonderschools, @LindsJR built @WeAreWellthy & @Helenegger built @LittleOtterCare on 9/27 at 9am PST. RSVP here: #careguild #movecareforward
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Sydney Barber is breaking down barriers as the first Black woman to lead in Naval Academy’s 175 year history.
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The US is 1 of only 6 countries without guaranteed paid family or maternity leave. That's why 1 in 4 women go back to work just 2 weeks after giving birth. These 8 new moms give an intimate glimpse into their lives to show why we need to #PassPaidLeave.
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We have some exciting news to share: You'll now see updates here from @PivotalVentures—a company by @MelindaGates to help accelerate social progress in the U.S. by removing barriers that hold people back.
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Women and girls of color are chronically underfunded, underrepresented, and overlooked. This month, @ReneeWittemyer is spotlighting four of our partners who are changing that: @DFranklinDavis, @SamaraMHernandz, @CrystalEchoHawk, and @dralfiee.
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We're joining the @GirlsWhoCode #MarchForSisterhood for the #DayOfTheGirl because #EqualityCantWait. Join the march today!.
Today is #MarchForSisterhood: the first all-digital march in history – created for girls, by @girlswhocode. For the first time ever, you can march from anywhere in the world to bring awareness to the issues you're passionate about. Join us now! #DayoftheGirl
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One year ago today, for the first time in history, women won a majority of seats on the New York City Council. How did they do it? @RepresentWomen identified four important factors to their success. ➡️
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When men like @RepColinAllred take #PaidLeave, they aren’t just doing what’s best for their families—they’re setting a powerful example for other men to follow.
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Our partners @HigherHeights, @NewAmericanLd, @statesunited, The Pipeline Fund, @VoteRunLead, and @CAWP_RU are leading crucial efforts to help more women fully participate in our political system. We’re proud to support their work💫
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“One of the biggest threats to Native peoples is invisibility. Nearly 80 percent of Americans said that they knew little to nothing about us.”. @IllumiNative founder @CrystalEchoHawk is on a mission to change that. Learn more about her inspiring work:
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We’ve made progress over the past 103 years, but women still hold just 24% of Congress, despite being more than half the U.S pop. Here are some great orgs you can support to work toward parity: #TheAscendFund, @runningstart, @sheshouldrun, @higherheights. #EqualityCantWait #TBT
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Activists like Sojourner Truth helped change the world with a bold idea: That all people are created equal. #EqualityCantWait
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Lack of access to primary care, a mental health crisis, and a reproductive health crisis. @Ask_Tia CEO @CarolynWitte breaks down this "triple threat" women are facing following the overturning of Roe in her piece for @FastCompany.
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We're proud to work with partners like Magnify Ventures, @the_holding_co, and @caringacrossgen, which are working to revolutionize the care industry through investment, innovation and policy. Follow us to learn more about their work and how together, we can #MoveCareForward.
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We all can help create a future where women have as much power and influence as men. Share the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge with a bold thinker in your life.
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Meet our partner Magnify Ventures! MV is committed to funding entrepreneurs that improve the care economy with tech to #MoveCareForward. Founders, @julie_wrob and @joannadrakeearl, have experience as investors, entrepreneurs, and caregivers. Learn more:
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What does success in elected office look like? Several women legislators shared their thoughts, and we love their answers! . Check out our project “How to Succeed In Office” with @Cosmopolitan:
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We’re proud to work alongside these organizations to advance women’s power in the United States ✨.
Day in and day out, these organizations are leading extraordinary efforts to protect women’s rights and advance their power and influence in the United States. But for far too long, organizations focused on women and girls have been chronically underfunded—and forced into a
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A message from @MichelleObama and @melindagates: . “Unless we act, the pandemic could trap a generation of girls in a cycle of poverty—and shortchange the world of the talents and ideas these girls have to offer.”
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Will 2022 become "The Year of the Woman Governor?" With a record number of women running for governor this year, this is one of the questions we're asking ahead of the midterm elections.
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Gender equality is still 208 years away. But we can all do our part to expand women's power and influence within our communities. Now is the time to act. Watch @melindagates' video to learn more. #EqualityCantWait
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Less than 2 percent of all charitable giving goes to women and girls. What better time to change that than #DayoftheGirl?. Choose a local charity you can donate to and #GivetoWomenandGirls here:
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There is one month left to register for the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge. Imagine a world where we have true gender equality. What would be different?.
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Congratulations to our partners @sneharevanur of @encodejustice, @drfeifei of @ai4allorg, and @jovialjoy of @AJLUnited on their #TIME100 recognition for their work on AI! We love to see it 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏼
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Great article from @NPR highlighting the lack of funding that goes to women and girls—and why more leaders and governments need to step up to help fill the gap.
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✨We're thrilled to share an important project with @Cosmopolitan, “How to Succeed in Office”—which highlights the challenges faced by women in elected office, the solutions that are helping level the playing field, and the ways you can show your support.
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"To improve Black lives, we must improve care." — @CaringAcrossGen's Sade Dozan shares why #CareCantWait.
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Pivotal Ventures' Women of Color Design Council is working to change this disparity. ⬇️ Here's how.
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Caregiving is a full-time job with no days off. Pivotal Ventures is committed to pushing for policies that #MoveCareForward by giving caregivers access to additional support and sustainable help. Learn more:
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Diverse classrooms learn better. Diverse companies perform better. Diverse governments serve better. And we’ll continue to invest in diverse partners who are making the world a more equitable place for us all.
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This important @CBSMornings series from @lisaling sheds a much-needed light on the hidden costs of unpaid caregiving in the U.S., and the solutions that could help caregivers and their families get the support they need.
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"At Pivotal, we see expanding women’s power and influence not as a single issue but rather as a prerequisite to progress on more or less every issue.”. In @Philanthropy, Pivotal’s president, Brooke Anderson, wrote about the urgent need to increase women’s representation in all.
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Election officials and poll workers in the U.S., the majority of whom are women, play a vital role in strengthening our democracy. Our partner @IssueOneReform wants to make sure they get the support they deserve—and so do we.
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“I’m convinced that having more women at all levels of government will make government work better. I’m also convinced there’s a realistic path to getting there.” —@MelindaGates. More on how we're working with partners to build women’s political power:
Having more women at all levels of government will make government work better—and there’s a realistic path to getting there. In my latest op-ed, I reflect on what it’ll take to make our government truly representative of the people it serves.
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To move #equalpay, #paidleave, and #childcare into the conversation, @Fortune and @Timesupnow partnered to ask the 2020 presidential candidates about their stances on these important issues. What issues are most important to you? #DemDebate
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One in four women are considering downsizing their careers. Why? COVID-19 has made them into near-full-time caregivers. Fixing the caregiving crisis must become a national priority.
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👏 @AllRaise has launched #BoardXcelerate to increase the number of underrepresented executives on private tech company boards.
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Mark your calendars! On 5/15, @19thnews is hosting an event in D.C. feat. @statesunited and @CAWP_RU on the crucial role of women and LGBTQ+ people in our democracy—and what prevents their full participation. Register here ⬇️
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Another reason #EqualityCantWait.
Just 8% of the world’s population of girls and women live in countries that received a “good” rating on a gender-equality index
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Earlier this year, our founder @melindagates committed an additional $1 billion to advance women’s power in the U.S. and around the world. We’re putting $150 million of that commitment toward solutions that will help modernize the workplace and remove barriers so that women can
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Let’s work together to make gender equality happen in our lifetimes. Who’s in?
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With a national paid leave policy, "a new mom would not have to decide between leaving her two-week-old baby at home or putting food on the table." . More on the need for Congress to pass a paid family and medical leave law from @MsMagazine.
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At 22, @TheAmandaGorman is the youngest inaugural poet ever. If you haven’t already listened to the piece she read at today’s ceremony, make some time for it. “For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it.”
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That gives us hope, too ✨ We’re proud to support the amazing work of our partners, and we can’t wait to see the impact they'll have on women and families everywhere.
Last month, I announced I’m committing $1 billion over the next two years to people and organizations working to support women and girls in the U.S. and around the world. Here’s where some of those resources will go, to start.
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When it comes to your elected leaders, where does your state rank on gender equality? @RepresentWomen creates an annual Gender Parity Index that ranks states by the number of women in elected office. #EqualityCantWait
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We love our partners! 🫶🏾.
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“If employers wish to attract and retain talent, their business practices must consider the needs of an estimated 56% of the nation’s workforce with caregiving responsibilities.”. Well-said, @JosephBFuller and @HarvardHBS!.
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🤰🏻 A new baby.🩺 A startling diagnosis.👴🏾 An aging parent. A national #PaidLeave policy would help us care for ourselves and those we love.
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We mourn the eight lives taken too soon. We stand with the AAPI community. We join people around the country in speaking out to #StopAsianHate.
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Black women have long led the fight for social change, yet 81 percent of Black feminist organizations lack the funds to meet their goals. A new report from @BlackFemFund examines the barriers they face and offers a call to action to #FundBlackFeminists.
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