The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is doubling down on gender. This article discusses why they launched their first-ever gender strategy, and how they are working to achieve this.
is not only the largest foundation in the world, it also has a track record of making philanthropic bets that others follow. And they are now doubling down on gender.One year ago, Gates Foundation launched their first-ever gender strategy. While the foundation has worked on issues related to women’s and girls’ health, this is the first time they’ve developed a strategy specifically to tackle gender inequality.
Since the beginning, the Gates Foundation has invested in issues related to women and girls – including on maternal, newborn, and child health as well as family planning and nutrition. . “Gender inequality leaves half the world behind, keeps women and girls from leading healthy and productive lives, and keeps the foundation from achieving our mission,” said Sarah Hendriks, director, gender equality at the Gates Foundation.
There has been increasing momentum behind gender equality. Recently, the Women Deliver conference, hosted in Vancouver, gathered over 8,000 people working on gender equality. Yet, data have shown that actions are lagging behind rhetoric. The Gates Foundation also funded the Donor Tracker, which has a . Collectively, the 14 bilateral aid donors spent $34.6 billion in 2016 on projects that target gender equality as a"significant" and/or targeted objective.
Queen Mathilde from Belgium gave a speech at the European Development Days, which had a strong focus on gender equality. While gender equality is increasingly a focus among bilateral donors, it is often part of gender mainstreaming rather than targeting gender specifically.The reasons for this discrepancy is not exactly clear. The Gates Foundation is committed to transparency in their funding. One such way is by ensuring every investment is accessible publicly via gatesfoundation.
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