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