The Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion over the next five years on projects related to women’s health, just as the US government pulls back on science research and international development.

Though $2.5 billion sounds like it would go a long way toward addressing the gender health gap, Dr. Anita Zaidi, head of gender equality at the Gates Foundation, admitted the money is a “drop in the bucket” compared to what is needed to address the centuries-long stigma surrounding women’s health.