; (9) women and girls face increased risks in crisis; and (10) women provide over 43 percent of the agricultural labor in low- and middle-income countries, yet comprise more than 60 percent of the world’s chronically hungry people; Whereas in a world in which there is gender equality and women can fully participate in all spheres of life— (1) global gross domestic product could increase by $28,000,000,000,000 over 10 years; (2) the number of hungry people could be reduced by 100 to 150 million if women had equal access to agricultural resources; and (3) peace agreements are 35 percent more likely to last over 15 years when women are an integral part of peace processes; Whereas as foreign assistance by the United States helps tens of millions of people each year, often providing lifesaving aid while only accounting for about 1 percent of the United States Federal budget, a smaller amount supports gender equality, and— (1) about 2 percent of assistance in 2018 was reported as specifically for gender equality programs; (2) only about 16 percent of assistance in 2018 was reported as including key components to address gender equality issues within projects that have a primary focus other than gender equality across all sectors; and (3) an even smaller amount of aid funding finds its way to local, women-led and feminist organizations and grassroots gender equality movements, and in 2018, the United States only disbursed $4,400,000 to women’s rights organizations and institutions and in the past 10 years has not disbursed more than $10,000,000 in a year; Whereas a feminist foreign assistance policy in the United States would promote gender equality and focus on the experience of women and people who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as gender-based violence, lack of access to sexual and reproductive health, lack of access to education, and the burden of unpaid care responsibilities