Jessica Ditto is the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of White House Communications. Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. The W-GDP is the first whole-of-government effort to advance global women’s economic empowerment. The initiative spearheaded by Ivanka Trump seeks to reach 50 million women in the developing world by 2025 through U.S. government activities, private- public partnerships, and a new, innovative fund.