Megan O’Donnell

Megan O’Donnell leads the Center for Global Development’s COVID-19 Gender and Development Initiative, which aims to promote gender equality and long-term prosperity in low- and middle-income countries by informing global and national decision-makers' policy responses to the current pandemic and future crises.

Latest Articles

Opinion: COVID-19 recovery provides a unique opportunity to close the gender gap

almost 5 years ago // Focus on: Gender data

In light of widening gender inequalities, policymakers across the globe need to ensure an inclusive recovery — one that makes gender equality core to building back better. Here's what needs to happen.

Opinion: We have to think bigger about investments in women and girls

almost 7 years ago // Gender equality

"Investing in women and girls is the single most promising economic, political, and social opportunity of our time. 2019 should be the year we treat it that way," writes ONE Campaign's Megan O'Donnell.

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