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The Women and Girls Cause Portfolio
Five fabulous charities helping to challenge inequality, create opportunity and improve outcomes for women and girls.
54,000 women a year lose their job simply for being pregnant — and 390,000 working mums face discrimination annually.
Who: A UK charity tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination, the motherhood penalty, and the systemic barriers that prevent women from combining children and careers. They provide free legal advice, mentoring, research, campaigning, and employer training — working to create a society where care is valued and mothers can fulfil their potential.
Trustees: 9
Income: £770K (2023)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 86%
Reserves: 7 months
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Tiny frontline women’s charities make up most of the sector but get only 1.8% of UK grants. Rosa directs funding to those otherwise overlooked.
Who: The UK’s only dedicated funder for the women & girls sector. Rosa raises and distributes grants to specialist, community-based organisations supporting women and girls facing inequality, violence, poverty, discrimination and marginalisation. They strengthen frontline capacity and use collective influence to drive systemic change.
Trustees: 12 (all women; balanced skills mix)
Income: £1.41m (2024)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 88%
Reserves: 2.9 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
Only 2% of UK medical research funding goes to female reproductive health — despite the scale, cost and impact of women’s health conditions.
Who: The UK’s only charity funding research, education and advocacy across all of women’s reproductive and gynaecological health — from menstrual health, fertility and childbirth to gynaecological cancers, menopause and incontinence. They invest in pioneering medical research, raise awareness, influence policy and ensure all women have access to better care and better health education.
Trustees: 9
Income: £2.84m (2023)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 76%
Reserves: 3.4 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
78% of young women say they wouldn’t consider a career in financial services — with lack of confidence using numbers cited as a major barrier. GAIN exists to close this gender gap.
Who: GAIN is a UK charity tackling gender inequality in investment management by educating, inspiring and supporting young women to pursue careers in the sector. They deliver school & university outreach, online resources, mentoring, role-model content, internships, and insight programmes — powered by a community of 1,800 industry volunteers.
Trustees: 8
Income: £739K (2023)*
% directly deployed to charitable activity: ~100%
Reserves: 19 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
Girls from the least advantaged communities face a X2 disadvantage — gender inequality layered with poverty. Confidence is falling, attainment gaps are widening, and life chances are shrinking. The Girls’ Network exists to break this cycle.
Who: The Girls’ Network supports girls from the UK’s most disadvantaged communities through 1:1 mentoring, opportunities, skills development and a lifelong ambassador network. They match each girl with a trained woman role model, build confidence and resilience, and expand access to careers, networks and opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.
Trustees: 4
Income: £901K (2024)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: ~100%
Reserves: 5 months
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