Un proyecto innovador lanzado por la Embajada Británica en Lima tiene por objetivo aumentar el número de mujeres que establezcan y lideren empresas en sectores no tradicionales, incluidos los sectores de industrias extractivas (petróleo y minería), las tan llamadas sectores “STEM“ (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas), el sector medioambiental, la
NOTE: This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum. Women have long suffered stigmatization and marginalization globally. The number of women who still face challenges in reaching their full potential due to an uneven playing field is too high. Even still, I am encouraged by the women who
According to the World Bank, approximately 46% of the world’s population lives in rural areas.[1] In some African, Asian and Latin American countries, rural areas comprise the vast majority of territory. The UN reports that 1.4 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty, with 80% of the extreme poor living
Everyone has a role to play in advocating for and promoting women’s economic empowerment! Be part of our campaign: share why you believe women’s economic empowerment is imperative & what action you are committed to taking to promote women’s economic empowerment. We’ve received contributions to our social media campaign from
On 29 November 2017, the Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI) launched its collaboration with Wilton Park and AllAfrica as part of the Women’s Entrepreneurship activities in the United Kingdom with an action-oriented Forum on Taking Forward the Women’s Economic Empowerment Agenda. The Forum was held (29 November – 1 December, 2017)
#Time4Action On September 22, 2016, during the launch of the first Report of the United Nation’s Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Christine Lagarde – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund noted that “Women’s empowerment is not just a moral imperative; it’s an economic no-brainer. And, we know