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Defusing the Maternal Health Bomb

by Jensine

"The most potent weapon against the crisis of maternal death includes providing girls and women with access to an education and empowering information."

"The governments the world over must treat maternal health as they do with a defense force in readiness for war or a nuclear launch." Read More »

Founder's Pulse

The Viral Rage Against Rape

by Jensine

Women are beginning to use the web to curb the epidemic of sexual violence – and to defy simplistic hype. Read More »

"It is time to turn up the volume on the women and men who are speaking solutions."

Founder's Pulse

"Access to Internet Is Life,” Say Women Around the World

by Jensine

For women globally, the Internet has become a lifeline to information, opportunities, and newfound power. New data in a report called ‘Women and the Web,’ reveals how we can bridge the digital divide for women and unlock a massive wave of human potential. Read More »

Founder's Pulse

Get Up, Stand Up

by Jensine

It was another one of those days when my social media stream revitalized my confidence that the revolution is undeniably on her way. Read More »

"They are the rising leaders who are turning the tide in every dusty village and urban metropolis imaginable."

Founder's Pulse

The Unsilent Spring

by Jensine

Growing up my playgrounds were the fields and streams surrounding our old farmhouse in the hills of rural Wisconsin. I learned the rhythms of insects and birds, the song of the frogs lining our creek... Read More »

"Millions of modern-day Rachel Carsons are stepping out from the shadow of mining pits, blasted mountains, and scorched forests to mobilize their communities."

Founder's Pulse

The New Silk Road

by Jensine

It’s standing room only at Bloomberg in the financially embattled city of New York. I am pressed between rows of hedge fund managers, financial analysts, and investors as the National Council for Research on Women unveils a new report on women in fund management. Read More »

"The hot commodities are are the shared values of caregiving, healthy ecosystems, community, and beauty."

Founder's Pulse

Butterflies Over the Graves

by Jensine

It is my last day in Cambodia. I am sitting in a crowded courtroom staring through bulletproof glass at the man who presided over the killing and torturing of more than 16,000 people in Tuol Sleng prison. Read More »

"Yet, at every turn, the clear, valiant voices of so many women pierced this layer of sorrow."

Founder's Pulse

She Speaks of Kashmir

by Jensine

Last month, as we prepared to unearth the wisdom of Pakistan’s women in our new, interactive emagazine, a rare voice came across our desks, stopped us in our tracks, and changed our course. Read More »

"Hers is the story of the women of Chechnya, of Zimbabwe, of Colombia, of Appalachia."

Founder's Pulse

Our Oracle

by Jensine

In the summer of 2002, I had a pivotal dream: In it, I am standing in the center of a circle of women. Together they are a spectrum of colorful clothing: woolen robes; head wraps; animal skins; fat, beaded belts. I hear the soft rustle of fabric as the women lean in and whisper, “Yes. Go. Go!” Read More »

“I heard the prophecy of the strength of womankind connected.”

Founder's Pulse

New China Rising

by Jensine

When I close my eyes and think of China, I see images of a country rich in beauty—

I see emerald gorges, the vast prairies of inner Mongolia, the snowcapped mountains of the north, mist rising from the Yangtze river, and the huge ports and chaotic markets of Shanghai.

But there is more— Read More »

"The potential of China's women is enormous and the pace of change is unprecedented."