Gender

Empowering Through Gender Equality Initiatives

How Digital Wages Can Contribute to the Living Wage Agenda

Implementing a living wage is challenging, particularly across diverse economic contexts. One promising solution to contribute to the living wage agenda is transitioning to digital wage payments, which offer greater transparency, security, and data accuracy for both workers and businesses.
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Social Impact Pioneers Sue Tym and Jo Martin

Women’s Mental Health and Work with Sue and Jo

Social Impact Pioneers Sue Tym and Jo Martin examine how to best support women in the garment sector and women’s mental health and work.
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Off-Grid Success: Solar Chilling Fuels Produce Supply For Women Farmers In Malawi

Malawian farmers face significant post-harvest losses due to lack of refrigeration and market access. Practical Action’s Renewable Energy for Agriculture project empowers women farmers with renewable energy technologies, enabling them to grow quality crops, store produce effectively, and secure regular contracts, resulting in increased income and reduced losses.
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Village Savings and Loan Associations, with Kal Lakew and Emily Janoch

Social Impact Pioneers Kalkidan Lakew and Emily Janoch from CARE talk about Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), women & feedback.
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Women-Inclusive Business

Profit with Purpose: How Women-Inclusive Business Practices Drive SME Success

Gender equality is financially and morally good for big business. But what about SMEs, which are the engines of economic growth in countries of the global majority? To address this, USAID’s Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Activity tested the Women-Inclusive Return on Investment (WI-ROI) framework, generating valuable ROI insights.
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Elizabeth Wells

Women Entrepreneurs and Digital Inclusion with Elizabeth Wells

Social Impact Pioneer Elizabeth Wells from the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women talks about women entrepreneurs and digital inclusion.
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Women Entrepreneurs

Small Business, Big Impact: The Transformative Power of Women Entrepreneurs

To commemorate this MSME Day, Sarah Hewitt of Strive Women, delves into how small businesses, particularly those led by women, drive community growth, innovation, and economic resilience, despite facing significant barriers. Discover inspiring stories and strategies to support women-led enterprises and promote inclusive growth.
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Investors and Women's empowerment

Enhancing Women’s Empowerment Strategies: The Investor’s View

Enhancing women’s empowerment strategies faces resistance from power dynamics and short-term profit concerns. However, long-term and well-diversified investors recognize the sustainable benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion, influencing firms to prioritize gender equality and reaping positive financial outcomes. This article explores the critical role investors play in promoting women’s empowerment in business.
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Clare Fitton Ethical Supply Chain Management

Ethical Supply Chain Management with Clare Fitton

Social Impact Pioneer, Clare Fitton of Sedex talks gender data, ethical supply chain management & business performance that improves lives.
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Beautiful dressed women working on the cotton fields of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Women Empowerment in cotton production

Fields of Change: Making Cotton Work Better for Women

The textile and apparel industries are showing signs of progress on gender awareness and women’s empowerment. Yet, at the start of their supply chains, the cotton sector lags behind. So, Alia Malik asks: How can cotton sow fields of change?
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Managing Gender Inequalities in Supply Chains with Sam Ludlow Taylor

Social Impact Pioneer Sam Ludlow-Taylor, John Lewis Partnership, talks managing gender inequalities in the supply chains of business. Through a partnership with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)’s Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme, this podcast highlights the practical steps and success stories that illustrate the power of focusing on gender issues within supply chains.
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Leonor Gutiérrez Fernández - Investing in Women Farmers

Investing in Women Farmers with Leonor Gutiérrez Fernández

Social Impact Pioneer Leonor Gutiérrez Fernández, Director of Women in Agriculture Initiative (WAI) at Root Capital talks investing in women farmers.
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Tackling Gender Inequality Andreea Moldovan and Laura Shaw

Tackling Gender Inequality with Andreea Moldovan and Laura Shaw of Avon

Andreea Moldovan and Laura Shaw of Avon examine how to tackle gender inequality through work.
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Digital Wage Payments Rural women using phone in village

Prioritising Digital Wage Payments for Women is Good Business for Businesses

Explore the shift from cash to digital wage payments and its implications for women and businesses. This transition offers improved financial management for women and operational efficiencies for businesses. The Better than Cash Alliance share how digital payments contribute to economic stability and gender equity, supporting global gender equity goals.
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Economic Empowerment of Women in Coffee

Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Women in Coffee

The contribution that women make to the coffee value chain often goes underappreciated and undercompensated. However, TechnoServe Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre argues that by shining a spotlight on the roles women play across the value chain, we can help them to improve their incomes and economic empowerment.
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Jenny Hoobler on Empowering Domestic Workers

Empowering Domestic Workers with Jenny Hoobler

Empowering domestic workers – Social Impact Pioneer Professor Jenny Hoobler unveils the critical role of domestic work in today’s workforce.
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Impact for Women Entrepreneurs.

3 Proven Strategies that Create Impact for Women Entrepreneurs 

CARE USA’s Rathi Mani-Kandt shares insights on supporting women entrepreneurs and the privilege of collaborating with local partners to foster substantial systemic change for women.
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Jane Nelson - Business Agenda on Equity

The Business Agenda on Equity with Jane Nelson, Harvard Kennedy School

Jane Nelson of Harvard Kennedy School explains how the business agenda on equity has evolved over the past 20 years.
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FemTech and Health

FemTech and the Gender Health Gap

A recent report from Citi Global Insights explores the gender health gap, and the contribution that FemTech – which applies digital technology to address health conditions that impact women– can make to closing it.
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How can we ensure communications are human-centred, empathetic and engaging?

An online written discussion to exchange perspectives, examples, and experiences on how to communicate difficult social issues effectively. Thursday 23 May,  2pm to 3pm
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What do we mean by "Gender"?

Explore initiatives focused on gender equality, which are essential for promoting human rights and reducing global poverty. Click through to learn more...

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