Late in 2020, the Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition presented an urgent agenda of top priorities in global gender equality for the first 100 days of the next presidency. 100 Days into the new Administration, the Big Ideas Coalition presents a Scorecard for how far the Biden-Harris Administration has advanced this agenda. The Scorecard reflects the significant progress made since the Biden-Harris Administration took office; it also underlines that critical actions remain pending. 

Major proposals of the Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition that have become U.S. policy include:

These actions of the Biden-Harris Administration over its first 100 days have helped to establish the pace and direction of rejuvenating global peace and prosperity, and progress towards global gender equality, for years to come. At the same time, these actions must now be followed by robust funding for gender equality in international aid budget requests, highly qualified nominations and appointees, updates to department and agency gender equality guidance and policy, and continued White House leadership in order to be institutionalized and sustained.

With the above actions taken, the Biden-Harris Administration should review the full Scorecard – which represents additional critical recommendations put forward by the Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition in late 2020 – and act on the priorities that have not yet been realized. 

The Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition looks forward to working with leadership at the White Gender Policy Council, the State Department, and USAID in the months and years ahead.  Please see the full Scorecard HERE.