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| 04.09.2025 | Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump | By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press
Marc Seawright took pride in his job at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where he worked for more than eight years and most recently oversaw technology policy to support the agency’s missi... |
| 31.07.2025 | How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US | Dr. Mona Hanna, creator of the Flint Rx Kids program, at the Hurley’s Children Clinic ahead of the Flint Rx Kids Baby Parade on July 25, 2025 in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Emily Elconin) How the program works
To qualify, women need to prove the... |
| 29.07.2025 | Civil rights agency sued over handling of transgender worker discrimination complaints under Trump | Lucas, who is named in the lawsuit filed in Maryland U.S. District Court in Baltimore, has said that one of her priorities as Acting Chair would be “defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights.”
Last month she defe... |
| 25.07.2025 | Longtime lawmaker shapes the debate as Arizona grapples with dwindling water supplies | Griffin, however, did back a separate measure to let farmers transfer their pumping rights to developers, who can then access credits to demonstrate they have enough drinking water to supply future housing projects. It was one of the most s... |
| 25.06.2025 | A judge resisted Trump’s order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her | In her mass February email criticizing the agency’s efforts to comply with Trump’s order, Ortiz told Lucas, “You are not fit to be our chair much less hold a license to practice law.” The letter was leaked on Reddit, where it gained more th... |
| 18.06.2025 | Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers | “As head of the EEOC, I’m committed to dismantling the identity politics that have plagued our civil rights laws,” Lucas said. “President Trump has given the agency the most ambitious civil rights agenda in decades. If I have the honor of b... |
| 18.05.2025 | The Erosion of Equity: A New Era for Nonprofits and Workers | In the landscape of American labor, a storm brews. The winds of change, once promising, now threaten to uproot the foundations of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Nonprofits that have tirelessly worked to bridge the gap i... |
| 16.05.2025 | Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers | Texas and the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, in August challenged the guidance, which the agency says serves as a tool for employers to assess compliance with anti-discrimination laws and is not legall... |
| 12.05.2025 | Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives | In her February mass-email criticizing the agency’s efforts to comply with Trump’s order, Ortiz wrote to Lucas that “You are not fit to be our chair much less hold a license to practice law,” adding: “I will not compromise my ethics and my ... |
| 08.05.2025 | Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years | “I think 20 years is the right balance between giving as much as we can to make progress on these things and giving people a lot of notice that now this money will be gone,” Gates said. In a league of its own
The Gates Foundation has long b... |
| 01.05.2025 | Billionaire Lukas Walton names new CIO for his family office | Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s Builders Vision tackles environmental challenges through philanthropy and impact investing.
Walton has named Noelle Laing as the new chief investment officer for his family office.
Laing, who previously managed t... |
| 30.04.2025 | Stop avoiding change because it’s ‘uncomfortable,’ says Melinda French Gates—her tactic for being resilient in tough moments | Billionaire philanthropist and investor Melinda French Gates is no stranger to major life changes and uncomfortable transitions.
“I’ve gone through a tremendous amount of transition,” she said on an April 15 episode of Simon Sinek’s “A Bit ... |
| 25.04.2025 | The Digital Playground: A New Era for Adolescent Wellbeing | In a world where screens dominate, the concept of play is evolving. The digital landscape is no longer just a realm for entertainment; it’s a vital space for growth and connection. Young Futures, in collaboration with the Joan Ganz Cooney C... |
| 23.04.2025 | EEOC's New Directive: A Step Back for Transgender Rights | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency designed to protect workers from discrimination. But recent actions have raised alarms. The EEOC has decided to classify all new gender identity-related discrimination... |
| 23.04.2025 | $1 Million Funding Challenge to Promote Adolescent Wellbeing Through Digital Play Launched by Young Futures | Initiative Aims to Scale Innovative Solutions That Harness the Power of Digital Play for Pre-Teens and Teens, Fostering Creativity, Connection, and Agency.
NEW YORK, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Young Futures, in partnership with th... |
| 19.04.2025 | EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say | The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees.
The ... |
| 18.04.2025 | EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say | EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas, a Republican, has said one of her priorities will be implementing Trump’s executive order on gender and “defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights.” She had previously ordered that... |
| 16.04.2025 | Melinda French Gates shares advice from Warren Buffett: I rely on it when ‘I get tough on myself’ | Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates likes to stockpile advice for when she feels uncertain.
Whenever someone tells her something helpful, French Gates writes down their quotes so she can “replay them in my head,” she told the Wa... |
| 03.04.2025 | EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcry | The documents followed letters that Lucas sent to 20 prominent law firms demanding information about diversity fellowships and other programs she claimed could be evidence of discriminatory practices.
A group of 10 former Democratic commiss... |
| 21.03.2025 | Sports | This March Madness, women’s teams are getting a perk men have enjoyed for years | Columbia reached the tournament last year, but neither the Lions nor the Ivy League received money for the appearance.
“You got to start somewhere and I think we’ve been so far behind,” said Columbia coach Megan Griffith. “I think of Sedona... |
| 20.03.2025 | CNBC Sport: March Madness showcases the growth potential of women’s sports | Sign up today for the new CNBC Sport Newsletter
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media... |
| 19.03.2025 | Young Futures to Launch Student-Led Challenge to Rethink Phone Use in Schools | The Call Me Maybe Challenge encourages students to create innovative solutions for managing phone use in schools while promoting healthy tech habits.
The Call Me Maybe Challenge is a $500,000 funding initiative from Young Futures seeded by ... |
| 13.03.2025 | Women’s sports firm Monarch Collective ups fund size to $250 million | Sign up today for the new CNBC Sport Newsletter
Monarch Collective, an investment firm focused on women’s sports, has received further funding from its backers to increase the size of its investment fund from $150 million to $250 million.
T... |
| 03.03.2025 | Meet the investor behind billionaire Melinda French Gates’ bets on women-led funds and startups | While some asset managers are retreating from impact investing, family offices are leaning into environmentally or socially conscious causes.
Pivotal Ventures, the family office of Melinda French Gates, backs women-led funds and startups th... |
| 19.02.2025 | Ulu Ventures: Fourth Fund Grown To $208 Million | Ulu Ventures, a top seed-stage VC firm, is the largest Latina-led fund in the US and it focused on high-growth and market-leading information technology and internet companies. Ulu raised $208 million for Fund IV, which is an increase of ov... |
| 12.02.2025 | Little Otter: $9.5 Million Raised For Whole-Family Mental Health Care Platform | Little Otter, an innovator in digital whole-family mental health care, announced it has raised $9.5 million in a strategic funding round led by top-tier impact investors, including Pivotal Ventures, Torch Capital, Springbank, CRV, Next Lega... |
| 07.02.2025 | Little Otter: A Beacon in Family Mental Health Care | In a world where mental health struggles are often hidden behind closed doors, Little Otter emerges as a lighthouse. This San Francisco-based company has recently secured $9.5 million in funding, a move that solidifies its role as a leader ... |
| 06.02.2025 | Little Otter Secures $9.5M for Digital Whole-Family Mental Health | What You Should Know:
– Little Otter, a trailblazer in digital whole-family mental health care, has raised $9.5 million in a strategic funding round led by top-tier impact investors, including Pivotal Ventures, Torch Capital, Springbank, CR... |
| 27.01.2025 | Business | Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive | Meanwhile, a growing number of states have pushed to increase their minimum wage in the face of record-high inflation in recent years. Voters in Alaska approved a ballot initiative in November that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15... |
| 31.12.2024 | National Politics | Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace | While some activists want her to fight harder, to those who know her, the move was classic Sarah — a pragmatist with a reputation of bipartisanship, a person who values diplomacy over pugilism.
“There is so much joy and so much awe in havin... |
| 06.12.2024 | Health | Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why? | “Why do we have to choose? Why are we creating environments where people have to make a choice between being the most amazing parent, partner, friend, daughter, sister, whatever, and also thriving at work?” she said, adding: “Investing in w... |
| 21.09.2024 | Rethink Impact Surpasses $500+ Million In Assets Raised | Rethink has raised its third and largest fund, taking the firm to over half a billion dollars. The fund raised over $250 million, which exceeded the goal.
Rethink Impact invested in female-led tech companies for nearly a decade, closing equ... |
| 12.08.2024 | National Alliance for Caregiving Secures Grant Funding from Pivotal to Drive Change for Family Caregivers | National Alliance for Caregiving Logo
This investment comes at a crucial moment for the care movement, as family caregivers are more vital than ever.”
— Jason Resendez, CEO and president, NACWASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2024 /E... |
| 21.06.2024 | Billionaire ex-wife Melinda Gates worth $13.4B backs Joe Biden for President | Melinda French Gates, one of the world’s wealthiest women, has endorsed the presidential candidate Joe Biden.
French Gates’s endorsement comes with a pointed critique of former President Donald Trump, whose policies she claims have jeopardi... |
| 20.06.2024 | Beta Boom: Investing In Startups That Are Solving Impactful Problems For Society | Beta Boom is a firm that invests in pre-seed and seed startups that are solving impactful problems for society. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Beta Boom co-founder and managing partner Sergio Paluch to learn more.
Sergio Paluch’s Background
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| 29.09.2023 | VC Office Hours: How data can help improve social impact investing | Erin Harkless Moore was always interested in math. So she headed to Wall Street. “It was intoxicating in some ways and incredibly fast-paced,” she recalls. She apparently enjoyed that life, too, given that she worked there for about five ye... |
| 15.04.2023 | ‘Women Are Economic Engines Of Growth’ Melinda Gates At Mastercard Inclusive Growth Summit | Maria Kumar, Melinda Gates & Trevor Noah - Mastercard Global Inclusive Growth Summit 4-13-2023 Joan Michelson |
| 12.09.2022 | 15 U.K.-Based Venture Capital Investors Supporting Underrepresented Founders | These 15 U.K.-based angels and venture capital investors are worth following on the topic of ... [+] investment in underrepresented foundersVARIOUS |
| 09.12.2021 | Gender Equality in Tech Cities expanding to Miami to help propel equity and inclusion | Facebook
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Backed by billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates, GET Cities will help the tech ecosystem educate, select and promote female talent
At a time when Miami’s ecosystem is growing at a record pace, a n... |
| 10.11.2021 | Techstars Announces Future of Longevity Class of 2021 | WASHINGTON (PRWEB) November 10, 2021
Techstars has announced the Class of 2021 Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, in partnership with Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance ... |
| 08.11.2021 | Techstars Launches Future of Longevity Accelerator 2021 Class | What You Should Know:
– Techstars, today announce the 2021 class of the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, run in partnership with Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance soc... |
| 07.10.2021 | Melinda French Gates Launches Women-Focused Book Imprint | Melinda Gates speaks during the Lin-Manuel Miranda In conversation with Bill & Melinda Gates panel ... [+] at Hunter College on February 13, 2018 in New York City.Getty Images |
| 20.08.2021 | MiSalud Launches Digital Health and Wellness Platform for the Underserved US Hispanic Community | What You Should Know:
– MiSalud Inc., a San Francisco-based digital health startup has raised $5M and is launching the beta version of their digital health and wellness platform led by Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company, with ... |
| 29.07.2021 | Girls Inc. awarded $10M as part of Equality Can't Wait Challenge | Support from the Equality Can't Wait Challenge for Project Accelerate expands the capacity of Girls Inc., extending programming outcomes through college and into early careers.
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Today, Girls Inc., the national ... |
| 17.06.2021 | Melinda And MacKenzie: Forging A New Direction In Philanthropy | Since the era of 19th century robber barons, creators of great wealth have built or rehabilitated their public image through the practice of philanthropy. As company builders, they generally channeled their giving into very visible communit... |
| 23.03.2021 | GET Cities expands to DC to build pathways for women in technology | Gender Equality in Tech Cities (GET Cities) is more focused on human potential than cities — specifically, female potential. The initiative, which was piloted in Chicago and is now being rolled out in D.C., aims to make a significant mark o... |
| 15.01.2021 | The Last Mile Education Fund is helping low-income women complete tech degrees | A car breaking down. Trouble making rent. Losing second (and third) jobs. Needing a laptop.
Those are just a few of the hurdles to complete software engineering degrees that a group of women talked about at a virtual event Wednesday. These ... |
| 15.12.2020 | Now’s Our Chance: After A Tumultuous 2020, Women Leaders Share 8 Ways To Rebuild A Better World | Women Leaders Share 8 Ways to Rebuild a Better World . |
| 14.10.2020 | #MiamiTech Startup Spotlight: UpsideHom helps older adults 'live like the Golden Girls' | Facebook
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Isolation has long been a problem in the U.S., especially among older adults. And the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the feeling of loneliness for adults over the age of 60, who are at an even higher ris... |
| 03.09.2020 | These 10 startups are entering Techstars’ first Future of Longevity Accelerator | Well-known national seed accelerator programmer Techstars this week unveiled the first 10 startups that will take part in a new program providing support for elder care innovators.
Techstars’ Future of Longevity Accelerator was created via ... |
| 11.05.2020 | Interview With Melinda Gates: How Revolutionizing Our Caretaking System Is ‘The Key To Reopening The Economy’ | Melinda GatesJason Bell |
| 01.02.2020 | Melinda Gates: $50 Million To Create More Opportunities For Women In Tech | Pivotal Ventures head Melinda Gates recently announced an initiative for supporting women in tech by setting up hubs in several cities as part of the Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities plan
Pivotal Ventures head Melinda Gates recently ann... |
| 28.01.2020 | Why Melinda Gates is investing $50 million to make the next Silicon Valley—starting in Chicago | Melinda Gates is investing $50 million in creating more tech opportunities for women—outside of the industry’s usual power centers.
The philanthropist in October pledged $1 billion towards expanding women’s power and influence over the next... |
| 09.10.2019 | Papa Raises $10M to Expand “Grandkids on Demand” Platform to Address Social Isolation in Seniors | – Papa raises $10M in Series A funding to expand “grandkids on-demand” platform to help reduce social isolation in seniors.
– Adds partnerships with multiple large health insurance plans, including Humana, Aetna, Priority Health and Alignme... |
| 03.10.2019 | Melinda Gates just promised to put $1 billion towards gender equality over the next 10 years, and she says she has 3 priorities she wants to focus on | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for THR
Gates was named "the most powerful woman in philanthropy" by Forbes in 2018 for her work as the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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| - | Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation, will pursue own philanthropy with $12.5 billion grant | Melinda French Gates, the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
French Gates said in a post on X it was “critical moment” to protect and advance women’s rights ar... |
