THE CHALLENGE Empowering women worldwide to be counted and heard In an early 2020 check in call with its worldwide chapters, the Women’s March Global team uncovered a devastating pattern: domestic violence was up globally, and women did not feel comfortable attending in-person events in support of Women’s March Global during the pandemic. “It created an incredible sense of urgency globally,” Betsy Scolnik, Board Chair of Women’s March Global, said. “Women were, and are, desperate to be heard and counted.” In fact, data showing what women truly need worldwide is hard to come by, a fact highlighted by the rapid and sustained crises of 2020. Lobbying and guiding local governments to shift this would be challenging due to the lack of consistent data around women’s issues. The team ha

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