Idea Lab
Solutions to expand women's
power and influence in the U.S.
The $40 Million Equality Can’t Wait Challenge – the first competition centered on gender equality in the U.S. with an award of this magnitude – was created to identify the most compelling ideas to help expand women’s power and influence in the United States by 2030. The Idea Lab features top projects, as determined by peers and experts, that emerged from more than 550 submissions.
Additional special collections:
RISING
STARS
New efforts, bright futures
Organizations less than 5 years old, with fewer than 25 employees and annual budgets under $5M
READY
TO SCALE
Big ideas, poised for growth
Organizations 5+ years old that have a novel approach that has been successfully piloted and is ready to implement on a larger scale
SMALL
BUT MIGHTY
Small teams, big plans
Organizations 5+ years old, with fewer than 25 employees and annual budgets under $5M
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The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge was hosted by Pivotal Ventures, with additional support from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and managed by Lever for Change. Presentation of the Equality Can’t Wait Idea Lab projects advanced by these teams is not a solicitation on behalf of any such projects and is made for informational purposes only, and does not reflect endorsement by or affiliation with Lever for Change or the hosts.