World PulseImpact & LearningInsights
AROUND THE WORLD, WOMEN ARE ALREADY LEADING CHANGE. WORLD PULSE ENSURES THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE.
Across 195 countries, more than 85,000 women are building a global network to supercharge their leadership. On World Pulse, women turn ideas into collective action — proving that when women support one another, communities thrive.
HALF THE WORLD'S LEADERS ARE HELD BACK BY GENDER INEQUITY
women and girls live with profund gender inequity
- systematically limiting access to education, healthcare, economic opportunity, connections, and decision making power.
Over 70% of Sustainable Development Goals depend on gender equity to succeed,
according to a recent Equal Measures report.
Yet, a girl born today will not live to see gender equity in her lifetime.
The World economic Forum estimates it will take over 100 years to close the global gender gap, and not one single country on Earth has achieved it yet.
Gender inequity excludes women’s leadership and creates real, systemic barriers to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
ON WORLD PULSE, WOMEN CONNECT TO SUPERCHARGE THEIR LEADERSHIP
We harness the power of technology to connect women changemakers in nearly every country of the world to the relationships, knowledge, and opportunities they need to strengthen their leadership, collaborate across borders, and accelerate solutions to pressing challenges.
social change initiatives shared by World Pulse members
From education to health to environment, women on World Pulse are speaking out on and are driving initiatives on the most pressing issues affecting their communities.
World Pulse's members live primarily in countries with low or very low progress toward gender equity — the same countries where the full potential of women's leadership is needed most urgently.
The interactive map shows World Pulse's global membership. Click on any country to see the total number of World Pulse members there, how many new members joined in the past 12 months, and the country's Gender Equality Evolution Index score. The lines connecting countries represent cross-border connections formed through World Pulse.
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2025 Gender Equality Evolution Index
by World Economic Forum
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= new members last 12 months
Discover how finding your voice empowers others to do the same.
See how connection can turn isolation into strength.
Learn how having support and resources is key to driving change.
The Impact is Measurable
Drawing on member stories, survey findings, and platform data, World Pulse evaluates whether participation in the community has led to measurable impact in women's lives and in their communities. In our latest Annual Impact Survey (2025), members reported the following outcomes across our pillars of change: Voice, Connection, Resources, and Action.
When women are heard, their confidence, leadership, and influence grow.
increased their resilience
increased their confidence
increased their credibility as a leader
In Her Own Words
“Reading the stories and experiences of other women on World Pulse has made me feel less alone. It has encouraged me to speak openly about my own journey, struggles, and dreams. Sharing my story here is helping me rebuild my confidence and believe that my voice also matters.”Sharminakhtersorna, Bangladesh
Award-Winning Stories
From Classrooms to Clinics - Leaders on World Pulse Report Life-changing Outcomes
“We sent mails to the authorities like Prime Minister, President and the Supreme Court Judges and got a positive response. We have even organized a protest where we voiced out how community dogs too have the right to live and eat as the humans do. Personally, we have done various awareness campaigns too in order to emphasize the need of each and every species in this environment.”
IndiaWHAT'S NEXT: A Truly Community-Led World Pulse
At World Pulse, we believe the way we operate should reflect the change we seek to create. This year, we deepened our commitment to aligning our organization with our theory of change - building a World Pulse that is increasingly designed, governed, and led by our community.
To shift power from institution to community, we have:
- Completed a global community listening process to shape the future of World Pulse.
- Launched community governance committees to guide strategy, programs, and organizational priorities.
- Approved a technology roadmap by community representatives, ensuring the platform evolves in response to their needs.
- Expanded stipended opportunities for community members to facilitate programs, steward initiatives, and strengthen the network.
WHAT'S NEXT
We believe that World Pulse will be stronger when it is designed, governed, and led by its membership. The World Pulse Board, team, and Governance bodies are co-creating an organizational structure that will enable deep powershifting.
Join Us to Accelerate Women's Leadership
More than 85,000 women across 195 countries are already connecting on World Pulse to solve global challenges. A solution shared in Nairobi sparks an idea in Manila. A partnership formed in São Paulo inspires action in Kathmandu. As more women connect, collaborate, and lead together, their collective impact grows, reaching further and faster than any one leader could achieve alone. You are a part of this movement. Join her.
