GENDER, DIVERSITY & INNOVATION: Why inclusivity matters. 24 May, 2022.

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WEI Speaks at the UNCTAD Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Inclusive Dimension of Enterprise Development in Geneva

A WEI delegation took part in the 7th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Inclusive Dimension of Enterprise...

SheLeadsIT with CGI Disaster Action Network

SheLeadsIT Caribbean Girls Hack, represented by Nicole Pitter Patterson (WEI Trade) participated as a panelist at the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery held June 3-4 in St. Thomas, U.S...

Ontario Inclusive Innovation (i2) Action Strategy

On June 13, 2019, the University of Ottawa Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, in collaboration with Ryerson University Diversity Institute, launched the report Strengthening Ecosystem...

Caribbean Girls Hack Empowering Girls in ICT

SheLeadsIT, led by Nicole Pitter Patterson (WEI Trade) and Bridget Lewis, a member of the WEI network executed Caribbean Girls Hack 2019 Hackathon, an innovative initiative to bridge the digital...

WEI at the Pan-African Women in Health Conference, Johannesburg

  More than 100 women from within the continent of Africa and across the diaspora participated in the second Pan African Women in Health (PAWH) Conference, held this March in Johannesburg, South...

WEI Champion Spotlight: WEI Board Member – William Reese

“The Women’s Economic Imperative is a 21st century granddaughter of those early Women in Development programs. you can’t talk about helping poor people if you don’t help them earn more , they’re...

Young Global Changemaker: Stephanie Trpkov

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the many notable speakers at the 2019 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin. Following her thought-provoking speech emphasizing the need for multilateralism and...

WEI Champion Spotlight: Ashaba Faridah

  How did you get introduced to the idea of becoming a pilot? Before I pursued a diploma in flight operations and management, I didn’t even know we had pilot training in Uganda. Choosing a career...

Women’s Economic Imperative at the 2019 Global Solutions Summit

The Global Solutions Summit is an offshoot of the Global Solutions Initiative, with the intention that the Summit will be a place for “thought leaders and decision-makers” to meet, discuss, and...