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Excerpts: Testing Rape Kits: How Feminist Philanthropy Can Help A massive backlog of untested rape kits has long plagued the criminal justice system and undermined efforts to foreground sexual assault as a major problem worthy of serious investigation. Sexual assault survivors and activists have estimated that around 250,000 rape kits remain untested. Crucially, addressing the backlog isn’t just a matter of garnering convictions and Read More The post Testing Rape Kits: How Feminist Philanthropy Can Help appeared first on Philanthropy Women. Read on » Thanks for reading! Please send press releases, story suggestions, or news tips about women and philanthropy to kiersten.marek@gmail.com. You are able to view 6 articles per month on Philanthropy Women for free. If you run out of free views, please consider becoming a Premium Access Subscriber. Here are some of our top articles:  Why Robert Kraft’s Behavior Matters to Women’s Philanthropy Male Domination Prevails: Detailing Media’s Gender Imbalance How’s the Obama Foundation Doing with Building Global Girls Alliance? Ending FGM in the United States and Abroad: Who Are the Funders? How Macro Social Work Can Help Inform Feminist Philanthropy Melinda on Colbert: Cell Phones as Tools for Women’s Empowerment Women Donors: What Can You Do to Support Women in Union Jobs? Prince Charles Debuts $100 Million Gender Lens Fund for South Asia   How this Collaboration Helps Women Deliver Babies More Safely Introducing the Philanthropy Women Funding Guides Take the Lead Delves into Gender Parity in Journalism Researching the Intersections: RI’s Women of Color Suffer More Poverty Researching the Intersections: RI’s Women of Color Suffer More Poverty Please Support Journalism about Feminist Philanthropy by Subscribing to PW! Feminist Grantmaking’s Connection to the New Relational Culture Women Donors: Help RI Take Out Anti-Feminist State House Speaker Empowering Women by Changing Men: Promundo’s Global Fight for Gender Equality $1,000 a Month: How These Grants Empower Women Entrepreneurs Big Research News: Women in Government Root Out Corruption Male Feminist Scholar Resigns Over Allegations Potluck Power: How This Women’s Giving Circle Feeds Global Gender Equity Ms. Foundation Shifts Strategic Course Toward Women of Color Gender Equality Research Round-Up: AI, BlackHer, Wikipedia, Sleep Abigail Disney: Feminist Changer, Feminist Changed Supporting Women-Led Enterprises in South East Asia: Root Capital Partners with Australian Government How NoVo is Spreading Radical Hope in Africa and Beyond Praising the Deeds of Women: How Gender Equity and Reconciliation Can Change the World More Sports Funding for Girls? Yes, Please! This Tech Foundation Funds Girl Up. Other Tech Funders Follow Suit. We Lost A Warrior: Deborah Holmes, Journalist and Social Justice Leader NY Women’s Foundation Launches #MeToo Fund with $1 Million Start Women Suffer Lifelong Impacts from Harassment in Food Service Encircling Our World’s Gender Pain: Reflections of a Donor Activist #MeToo and the Power Shift Women’s Funds Helped Create