In The News

Op-Eds, Letters, and Thought Leadership

• • List of The MATCH Fund’s newly announced partners: (2019)
  • Liste des partenaires du Fonds MATCH nouvellement annoncés: (2019)
  • Gender Equality and Millennials – Abacus Data Analysis: (2018)
  • Project Rise Backgrounder (Women’s Voice and Leadership): (2018)
  • Document d’information – Projet Rise (Voix et leadership des femmes): (2018)
  • Joint Statement of Canada’s Support for Women Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia: (2018)
  • Feminist Voices Can Make the G7 Much Stronger: Ottawa Citizen – Jess Tomlin and Liz Bernstein (2018)
  • MATCH: Funding Global Grassroots Women’s Groups : Diplomat Magazine – Beatriz Gonzalez Manchon (2018)
  • Equality for Women and Girls Starts at Home: Toronto Star – Jess Tomlin (2018)
  • Supporting Women’s Rights in Troubled Times : Stanford Social Innovation Review – Erin E. Edwards and Wariri Muhungi (2017)
  • Canada walks the talk on global women’s rights: Globe and Mail – Jess Tomlin and Rachel Vincent (2017)
  • Dear American feminists, please dig deep and stay put.: The Hill – Jess Tomlin (2016)
  • When ‘Feminism’ Is A Killing Word.: iPolitics – Lauren Ravon and Jess Tomlin (2016)
  • A Letter to Flora MacDonald’s Hometown : Cape Breton Post – Jess Tomlin (2015)
  • The botched Uber and UN Women collaboration: The Hill – Jess Tomlin (2015)
  • Canadians should be bolder in supporting charitable causes: Toronto Star – Jess Tomlin and and Marcia Cardamore (2014)
  • Women and girls aren’t just tools for development : Toronto Star – Jess Tomlin (2014)
  • Women make their voices heard in Ukraine: Ottawa Citizen – Jess Tomlin (2014)
  • This is what funding for women’s rights looks like. : Ottawa Citizen – Jess Tomlin (2014)
  • Canadians have much to offer the global movement to end violence against women : Ottawa Citizen – Jess Tomlin (2013)

 

About The MATCH Fund

• • Meet Jess Tomlin, the President and CEO of Canada’s only Global Fund for Women: Women of Influence (2018)
  • A Longtime Feminist Activist Speaks to Where the Women’s Movement is at in 2018: Fashion Magazine (2018)
  • MATCH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FUND’S #RESTINGSTITCHFACE CAMPAIGN CHALLENGES OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE : She Does the City (2018)
  • The MATCH Fund trying to ignite difficult conversations for Women’s Day: Ottawa Citizen – (2016)
  • Creche for the Children of Hospital Workers in Lusaka, Zambia, 1980-1981.: Aid History (2016)
  • How many laws did YOU break today? Shocking quiz shows how women around the world are jailed for driving, wearing trousers or having a miscarriage : Daily Mail (2016)
  • How many laws did you break today? An International Women’s Day Quiz : She Does the City (2016)
  • Depending on the country, today I broke 8 laws just for being a woman. How many did you? : Matador Network (2016)
  • Leaders and Innovators: The MATCH Women’s Fund Grantees: Innovate Development (2015)
  • The MATCH Fund – Breaking and Holding Ground for Women : Innovate Development (2015)
  • MATCH Fund aims to shock with Toronto street activations : Marketing Magazine (2015)
  • The MATCH International Women’s Fund : Urban Mommies – (2014)
  • Boxing boosts girls in Kenya: (2014)
  • What corporations can do for International Women’s Day: Huffington Post: Nick Cowling (2014)
  • Typhoon Haiyan Doubly Devastating for Women: (2013)
  • A New Kind of Women’s Movement: Jess Tomlin (2013)

 

Watch and Listen

• Giséle Baraka Bashige and Jess Tomlin on PrimeTime Politics: CPAC (September 24, 2018)
• #RestingStitchFace: Sirius XM The Breakdown (2018)
• Language and Gender: AMI Radio (2018)
• #RestingStitchFace What She Said (2018)
• Teaching girls in Nairobi strength : CBC Ottawa Morning (2014)
• Watch
• Progress Made, Changes Still Needed : CTV Toronto (2016)
• Jess’ Huffington Post Blog
• There’s nothing like a pretty, expletive-laden cross-stitch to say, ‘**** patriarchy’ (2018)
• To the Women who Believe in a Better Tomorrow, I say “#MeToo” (2017)
• Women Shouldn’t Need to Fund Themselves, but They Do. (2017)
• We Can’t Ignore How and Why Women Hold Other Women Back (2017)
• Malala Believes In Canada. Let’s Prove Her Right. (2017)
• We Are Witnessing How Outrage Can Pave The Way To Progress (2017)
• Let This Election Be Our Rallying Cry. (2016)
• Team Refugee Teaches Us To Approach Crisis Like A Champion. (2016)
• Because It’s 2116. (2016)
• Why Uganda’s Election Is An LGBT Rights Issue (2016)
• On the International Day of Charity, Don’t Give. Take. (2015)
• A Win at the Women’s World Cup Isn’t a Win For Women’s Rights (2015)
• In Nepal, the road to recovery lies in the persistence of women (2015)
• During your lunch hour, three women in India will be sexually assaulted (2015)