Across generations, Black women have held the line—building power, sustaining movements, and shifting culture with unwavering dedication and vision. As Black History Month comes to a close, Pivotal’s Celiné Justice highlights three leaders carrying that legacy forward—Tarana Burke, Tracy Sturdivant, and Dr Alfiee Breland-Noble—and shares why standing behind Black women leaders is essential to the future we’re fighting for.
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Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal works to accelerate the pace of social progress for women and young people in the U.S. and around the world. Pivotal includes Pivotal Philanthropies, Pivotal Initiatives Fund, and Pivotal Ventures. Learn more at Pivotal.com.
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Caring for a loved one can be deeply meaningful, but it can also come with a heavy financial and emotional toll. For many families across the U.S., finding care that’s both affordable and flexible has become increasingly difficult, and women tend to shoulder most of the caregiving responsibilities when those gaps appear. At Pivotal, we’re investing in solutions that could make a real difference for caregivers and families. In this video, Jennifer Stybel shares our vision for a future where accessing care is easier and more equitable. Don’t forget to thank a caregiver today in honor of #NationalCaregiversDay ❤ https://lnkd.in/gAUGfxJe
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💻 Not all young people experience AI the same way. Join Hannah Kemp from Surgo Health, Dr. Kristine G. from Young Futures Org, and Laura Erickson-Schroth from The Jed Foundation (JED) on February 18th at 1:30 PM ET for a conversation about why young people turn to AI and what it means for the people and systems supporting their mental health. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gRHS87K9
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Nearly half a million women left the U.S. workforce last year, and new research confirms why: A lack of support for caregivers. According to a recent Catalyst survey, 42% of women who left their jobs cited caregiving responsibilities, including child care costs, as the driving factor in their decisions. If you’ve ever struggled to care for a loved one while also holding down a job outside the home, then these findings won’t surprise you—but they should be a wake-up call to employers and policymakers everywhere. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggzKfkPY
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of women go to the doctor for chest pain. They’re told that everything is normal. Or that maybe it’s just anxiety. The truth? Current diagnostic tools can’t detect what’s really going on, and it’s costing women their lives: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death for women around the world. Wellcome Leap’s new program, VISIBLE, wants to change that by dramatically increasing the number of women who get the right diagnosis and treatment for their heart condition. We’re so proud to help support this initiative—especially during #HeartMonth — and can't wait to see the impact this has on women’s health everywhere.
One out of every three women dies of cardiovascular disease. It is the number one cause of death for women. Approximately 100 million* women, globally, live with stable chest pain. Each year, a subset of these women – an estimated 700,000 women in the United States and Europe alone – undergo invasive coronary angiography and leave without a diagnosis. They are told their arteries look "normal." That their hearts are healthy. That it might be anxiety. Of the women with stable angina who undergo coronary angiography, two out of three do not have a blockage in their heart arteries – the cause of heart disease medicine has spent decades learning to find and fix. In most of these women, the underlying abnormality lies in the function of the smallest vessels of the heart – the coronary microvasculature, which remains largely invisible to current diagnostic pathways. The result of a system optimized to find focal blockages is a diagnostic odyssey, leaving a population – predominantly women – without answers. Wellcome Leap’s new $55M program, VISIBLE, jointly funded by Pivotal , with support from British Heart Foundation, aims to change this reality. Its goal is to increase the proportion of women presenting with stable angina who receive effective diagnosis and treatment for coronary microvascular disease – from less than 1% to more than 80%. In so doing, VISIBLE aims to demonstrate advances capable of reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease for millions of women worldwide. It’s time. Women have waited long enough. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdKDezTS *Estimates range from 60-140 million
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Alternatives For Girls is often the place young women in southwest Detroit turn when they have nowhere else to go. What they find there is powerful: shelter, safety, and the support they need to get back on their feet. President and CEO Tonya Adair says the most inspiring moments are when those same women go on to build lives they're proud of. Don’t miss the full conversation with Devex: https://lnkd.in/gnzD_Wzi
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“You cannot tackle health inequalities without tackling rights abuses.” Listen to Naana Otoo-Oyortey Executive Director of FORWARD —an African women-led organization that works to end violence against women and girls—explain how women’s health and rights are deeply connected. You can learn more about Forward UK’s work and our Action for Women’s Health initiative in the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gyhS8mVi
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A statement from our founder:
The deaths of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti are unconscionable and weighing heavily on so many of our hearts. Over recent weeks, in Minneapolis and other communities across the country, we have seen neighbors standing up for each other with courage, compassion, and solidarity. No one in the United States should ever have to fear losing their life for taking peaceful, principled action in support of their beliefs. Our country is not our government—our country is us, we the people. For 250 years, we have been bound together by bedrock values, the rule of law, and inalienable rights. There is nothing more American than exercising our rights and holding our government accountable. Our democracy depends on it.
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💭 How do you create a workplace where everyone thrives? Check out this video with Iris Bohnet, a behavioral economist and Harvard professor who has spent her career studying this very question—and who has some fascinating insights on what works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to building better workplaces. Now, as a WIN Council member, she’s bringing her expertise to the WIN Challenge, a Pivotal-backed initiative led by Aspen Digital that will fund solutions to help women—and all people—thrive in a rapidly changing workforce. Learn more about it and meet the rest of the WIN Council: https://lnkd.in/gcu8ugGu
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Women deserve to live in a world that prioritizes their health. To move us closer to a future where women’s health gets the attention and investment it deserves, we’ve committed $300 million over the last year to improve women’s health and wellbeing. In addition to supporting organizations that deliver lifesaving care and services, we’re investing in women’s health research and development to accelerate breakthroughs that could transform women’s lives for generations to come. Learn more about our latest commitments: https://lnkd.in/gS4Feu8x
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