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Sherlyn Assam

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Proponents of gender-lens investing say it’s a solution to economic inequality. But does it really shift the status quo?

A GenderSmart report found that 71 per cent of their investors’ community chose to focus on women’s financial and digital inclusion to get them back into the markets

Canada could decriminalize sex work — here’s how it could help support organizations get more funding

Sex workers are vulnerable to poverty and violence because of Canada’s laws and the stigma around their work

Organizations call for more aid to Afghanistan, amidst a crisis for women and girls

The sanctions against Afghanistan has caused an estimated $84.5 million worth of aid resources and projects with delivery challenges

Five years on, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy is still not fully implemented. What now?

“If it truly wants to be feminist, then that can't be something that you kind of put into your programming. It has to be front and centre as part of the agenda that we deliver worldwide.”

Will Budget 2022 give us a feminist economic recovery?

Social impact organizations hoped for stronger feminist commitments to support an inclusive recovery plan for Canada.

Women’s economic resilience under fire: three under-the-radar ways the pandemic risks reversing Canada’s gender equality progress

COVID-19’s impact on women and nonbinary people threatens their chance at recovery

It’s the 10th anniversary of global Black Philanthropy Month. Founder Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland shares the ups and downs — and what’s next.

Dr. Copeland shares about the organization’s calls to action for the philanthropic sector — and why it is that Black philanthropy is so under recognized in the first place.