Such an investment can be a big incentive driving other contributions, said Barbara Gault, acting co-president of Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a Washington-based think tank.
“The non-profits and advocacy groups that are trying to make change often are underfunded and are operating on shoestring budgets, so it’s going to be very valuable … to have that funding available,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
“I don’t see a downside,” she added.
