When women have the power to make decisions about their lives—and access to the tools and resources they need—economies grow, families are healthier, and communities are more resilient. Closing gender ...

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Last year, a man named Chuck Feeney died, at the age of 92. Feeney was a billionaire, but you might not have heard of him. He purposely led a low-profile life—he wore a ten-dollar watch and, in his ...

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Featuring the stories of five passionate women from around the world, this series brings you along their journey of breaking the status quo while also opening doors for other women to claim their own ...

Not long ago in India, a small business owner applying for a loan would need to bring her physical ID and paper financial records to a bank branch, fill out an application by hand, and wait for a loan ...

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This article was originally published on Gates Notes. When I first began thinking about how to give away my wealth, I did what I always do when I start a new project: I read a lot of books. I read ...

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is foundational, re-usable digital building blocks—such as digital payments, ID, and data sharing—designed for the public benefit. DPI spans the entire economy, ...

It seems obvious that women’s bodies differ from men’s, even at the cellular level. After all, every cell has a sex. Yet science and medicine have historically overlooked these sex- and gender-based ...