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When philanthropic giving goes to women and girls View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story July 31, 2021 Anna Parini By Emma Goldberg "It's the first competition centered on gender with an award of this magnitude." — Nicole Bates, director of strategic partnerships and initiatives at Pivotal Ventures Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT A groundbreaking competition for gender equality concluded on Thursday with $40 million awarded to four initiatives that advance the influence of women across the United States. The Equality Can't Wait Challenge — hosted by Pivotal Ventures (the investment company of Melinda French Gates) with support from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies — gave $10 million to each of the four winners: a collaboration between New Mexico Community Capital and Native Women Lead; Girls Inc.'s Project Accelerate; Ada Developers Academy; and a coalition of partners

OZY Sponsored by Saturday, July 31, 2021 The last time I wrote about Afghanistan, I tried to offer a balanced look at the arguments for both pessimism and modest optimism regarding Afghanistan's future after the U.S. withdrawal. Since then, the omens for the mountainous South Asian country have grown darker, with Afghan forces suffering major losses, significant desertions, and the Taliban expanding its influence and control. There are still a few unknowns, but the ones supporting hope are declining in number and credibility. John McLaughlin, OZY columnist & former deputy director of the CIA Taliban commanders are almost certainly exaggerating when they claim to control 85% of Afghanistan. It's probably closer to 5

OZY Sponsored by Saturday, July 31, 2021 Hey! Do you know what day it is? Sure, it's Saturday — but we're also hot on the heels of both National Cheesecake Day and the equally cheesy International Friendship Day . We couldn't possibly yoke the profundity of friendship to a single date, but isn't it fitting that it shares a calendar square with the dessert to beat all desserts? Both are sweet experiences, if a little wobbly, a little zingy and, when handled carelessly, both hold the makings of a cold mess. As Oscar Wilde once quipped: " A good friend will always stab you in the front." As for cake, well, we've got Queen Marie Antoinette's blessing for that. So call up your cake-loving friends — the ones brave enough to embrace their fear of fallouts and calories — and celebrate with our binge-n-watch reco