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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton memorably declared at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all.”

It’s the 21st Century, and female and male scientists are working on one of the most exciting projects ever: building the spaceship and preparing the world’s first manned mission to Mars. Yet the female scientists working on this project are earning an average of 75% for every dollar their male colleagues earn. As a result, former Secretary Clinton has made it her personal mission to raise awareness, and ultimately to make progress in fighting gender inequality.

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are not just mother and daughter; they are leading advocates in one of the most powerful movements of our time – the global fight for equal rights. On March 8th, International Women’s Day, in a symbolic gesture to increase awareness about gender equality, women across New York figuratively vanished.

The Clinton Foundation’s No Ceilings: Full Participation Project engaged in an campaign to raise awareness that women are “not there” on issues of gender equality. For a full 24 hours, media was devoid of women. The public was directed to NOT-THERE.org to learn why.

When arriving at NOT-THERE.org, viewers are greeted by voices of influential women such as Amy Poehler, Cameron Diaz, Jenny Slate, Padma Lakshmi, and Sienna Miller. Together, these women are encouraging people to learn the facts on gender equality in an effort to inspire action on a global scale.

The campaign coincides with the release of the No Ceilings: Full Participation Report. Partners of the “NOT THERE” campaign include Beats, H&M, Huffington Post, Vogue, Rebecca Minkoff, Kate Spade New York, Under Armour, Snapchat, and many more influential companies.

In 2015, however, one of the most significant milestones regarding gender equality occurred when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation joined forces with the Clinton Foundation. Together these powerful non-profits will gather data and analyze the gains and/or losses made by women and girls over the last two decades. The data will be disseminated on the No Ceilings website and will include statistical analysis of almost 200 countries.

As the Clinton Foundation and its partners are paving the way to inform the world that gender inequality is measurable and quantifiable, the next generation will be called upon to champion the cause of eradicating this imbalance.

Sources: Clinton Foundation, Feminist Magazine, NOT-THERE.org, Vogue.com