News & Updates
New York Times: Philanthropists Award $40 Million to Help Advance Gender Equity
July 29, 2021
Equality Can’t Wait Challenge awards $40M to bold ideas to advance gender equality in the U.S.
July 29, 2021
We have what we need to create the America women deserve
March 8, 2021
Melinda French Gates Announces Finalists in $40 Million Challenge
March 8, 2021
$40M gender equality fund by French Gates, Scott picks finalists
March 8, 2021
Finalists Announced for the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge.
March 8, 2021
VIDEO: Q/A Webinar
August 6, 2020
Additional $10M Award for Organizations to Win Through the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge
August 4, 2020
Q&A Webinar August 4 - Save the Date
July 23, 2020
MacKenzie Scott And Melinda French Gates Team Up On $30 Million Gender Equity Contest
June 16, 2020
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are partnering up to confront gender and racial inequality.
June 16, 2020
$30 Million Equality Can’t Wait Challenge to Help Expand Women’s Power and Influence in the U.S.
June 16, 2020
‘COVID-19 does discriminate.’ It’s making it harder for women of color to get into tech.
June 8, 2020
A Record Number of Women Have Filed to Run for House Seats in 2020
May 13, 2020
A Second COVID Crisis is Coming
April 24, 2020
The Global Gender Gap
December 16, 2019
Melinda French Gates: Here's Why I'm Committing $1 Billion to Promote Gender Equality
October 5, 2019
Bending the Curve on Women's Power and Influence
October 5, 2019
The daunting, damning number that should spur us to action
June 24, 2019