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Lara Setrakian talks to Cynthia Nimmo, president and CEO of the Women’s Funding Network, now a growing community of more than 100 women’s funds and foundations spanning 14 countries that invests more than $400 million a year in programs related to women’s issues.
News Deeply speaks with Katja Iversen, president and CEO of Women Deliver, about what 2018 looks like for women’s advancement and how to think about gender equity and gender equality going forward.
Suzanne Biegel, a pioneer of gender lens investing, is on a mission to show that focusing on women makes for good financial and social returns. She speaks with News Deeply about the language challenge, the trouble with data, and the importance of connecting people.
Precious Moloi-Motsepe and her husband pledged to give away half their mining fortune in 2013. She speaks with News Deeply about how philanthropy can improve women’s lives in South Africa and beyond.
The head of the International Trade Union Confederation speaks to News Deeply about recognizing unpaid care, representing the rights of domestic workers, and what automation means for women.
Frustrated by the lack of women philanthropists on the world stage, Kate Roberts and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway set up their own network of donors to invest in women and girls. Roberts spoke to News Deeply about their outlook.
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