Gender equality
Centering gender equality can ensure that systems meet the needs of women and girls and are transformed to be more equitable for everyone.
Education. Healthcare. Economies. Millions of women and girls are excluded from these fundamental systems by design, blocking their pathway to equality and progress. We mobilize collaborative funding for locally-rooted, women-led organizations that are playing a critical role in unblocking those pathways.
Our partners are turning exclusion into opportunity for millions of women and girls. As a result of their efforts, more women hold positions of leadership in their communities and institutions, and more women and girls have power and agency over their own futures.
How we do this
Center gender equality in systems change
Our vision is to ensure that systems not only meet the needs of women and girls but are fundamentally transformed by their leadership and participation.
Apply an intersectional lens
Gender discrimination intersects with race, caste, class, disability, and sexual identity. So we support solutions that acknowledge this strategic complexity and address these overlapping barriers.
Invest in women-led, locally-rooted organizations
We prioritize funding for Global South-led, women-led organizations that are deeply connected to the communities and the systems they seek to change.
Strengthen women’s leadership and agency
We support initiatives that increase the voice, power, and leadership of women—particularly in decision-making roles. We focus on supporting women in public institutions, civil society, and the domains of law and economics.
Shift social norms and narratives
We fund efforts to make women’s agency and leadership normal. Our partners tell new stories about the capability and contribution of women as leaders and carers, and open space for new ways of thinking.
Integrate gender into learning and accountability
Transformation is a process. We support our partners to gather the data on what is working, to share learning, and to reflect on progress.
Real progress on gender equality demands bold, collective action.