Gates Foundation commits $2.1 billion to gender equality

CNBC Make It explores women's advancement in work  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE   FRI, JUL 02, 2021   Gates Foundation commits $2.1 billion over the next five years to gender equality   I built a 6-figure investment portfolio while paying off my 6-figure debt: Here's my best advice   A psychologist shares the 4 styles of parenting—and the type that researchers say is the most successful   Here's what Americans are planning to do with the advanced child tax credit   65-year-old retiree left the U.S. for Mexico: 'I now spend $160 a month on eating out and shopping—here's a look at my typical day' YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week that transgender people will soon be able to self-select their gender on passports without having to show a doctor's letter. The State Department will also add gender markers on passports for nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming individuals. "Gender markers on passports are changing. It's 'huge' for trans and nonbinary Americans" (The Washington Post) Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics recently announced that athletes who are nursing will now be able to bring their babies with them to Japan, providing relief to new moms who are competing this year. "Breastfeeding athletes will be able to bring children to Tokyo Olympics" (USA Today) Several months after refusing to consider her for tenure due to her work on The New York Times 1619 Project, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that it will grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. "After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones" (NPR) Tell Us Your Story Tell us your thoughts and experiences #closingthegap. SHARE Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service   Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBC Universal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS