Gender

Empowering Through Gender Equality Initiatives

Applying a Gender Lens to Achieve Net-Zero

Watch this hybrid workshop with the UK FCDO’s WOW programme and PwC to hear the latest thinking and examples on how applying a gender
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Building the Business Case for Women Smallholders in Regenerative Agriculture (Full Video)

Watch this Fireside Chat with Hand in Hand on how we can create a compelling business case for regenerative farming for women smallholders at
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Futuremakers Youth Panel: Investing in Women in STEM to Tackle Green and Social Issues

Watch this Workshop with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship) to learn from leading female tech entrepreneurs who
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Investing in Women Climate Tech Leaders

Watch this Fireside Chat with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship) to hear how inclusion and equity in
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Female Entrepreneurs and CLimate Change

Lifting Participation: Female Entrepreneurs Tackle Climate Change – with Bill Winters and Audrey S-Darko

Standard Chartered’s Group Chief Executive, Bill Winters and Futuremaker Audrey S-Darko on entrepreneurship, climate change & women in tech.
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Revolutionising Maternal Health Supply Chains: Insights from MSD for Mothers

In this podcast Jeffrey Jacobs and Tara Tagmyer share how to improve maternal health supply chains, particularly in Mozambique, and how public-private partnerships can tackle complex health issues effectively and exemplify the power of shared information for good.
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Global equity summit 2024

Business Fights Poverty Global Equity Summit 2024

An inspiring two-day summit to explore women’s empowerment, diversity, and economic inclusion. Connect, share ideas, and drive action to place equity at the core
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Decarbonisation with a Gender Lens

Supply Chain Decarbonisation with a Gender Lens

New report launched at Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Summit. Supply Chain Decarbonisation with a Gender Lens: Practical Guidance for Global Businesses
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Climate Change Poverty Gender Based Violence

Practical Action: Climate Change and Poverty Increases Gender Based Violence

Mariette Utamuvuna, Berthille Kampire and George Williams explain how climate change and poverty increase gender based violence.
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Women's Economic empowerment

Unlocking Women’s Economic Power isn’t Rocket Science

Rathi Mani-Kandt’s article reveals the untapped economic potential of women entrepreneurs. As CARE USA’s Director, she highlights how investing in women could boost the global economy by $10 trillion by 2030. This insightful piece emphasises women’s pivotal role in driving global economic growth and prosperity.
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Smallholder Farmers: Female Farmer holding a Sunflower.

Why a Food-Secure Future Means Focusing on Smallholder Farmers

This World Children’s Day, the UK hosts the Global Food Security Summit, addressing Zero Hunger and malnutrition. Amid alarming UN projections of over 600 million people facing hunger by 2030, the summit focuses on empowering smallholder farmers and leveraging technology for a sustainable, resilient food system
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Two women from Ghana Sustainable Shea butter

Empowering Ghanaian Women in Sustainable Shea Trading

Shea trading does nothing to lift women producers in Ghana above the UN poverty line.  The Dipaliya Return on Extraction business model changes all that, empowering women, providing fair wages, and enabling community investments. Dipaliya stands for ethical and regenerative shea trading in Ghana.
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The Business of Care: Standard Chartered Interview

To mark the first UN endorsed International Day for Care (29 Oct) we have published a series of in-depth interviews, conducted as part of the research for a new report on how multinationals can better support care economy enterprises. 
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The Business of Care - Women kneeling on the floor with a small child

The Business of Care: Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

To mark the first UN endorsed International Day for Care (29 Oct) we have published a series of in-depth interviews, conducted as part of the research for a new report on how multinationals can better support care economy enterprises. 
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The Business of Care

The Business of Care: Anglo American Interview

To mark the first UN endorsed International Day for Care (29 Oct) we have published a series of in-depth interviews, conducted as part of the research for a new report on how multinationals can better support care economy enterprises. 
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The Business of Care Female Entrepreneur Bangladesh

The Business of Care: Unilever Interview

To mark the first UN endorsed International Day for Care (29 Oct) we have published a series of in-depth interviews, conducted as part of the research for a new report on how multinationals can better support care economy enterprises. 
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The Business of Care. Women from Bangladesh wearing red overall mops floor

The Business of Care: Primark Interview

To mark the first UN endorsed International Day for Care (29 Oct) we have published a series of in-depth interviews, conducted as part of the research for a new report on how multinationals can better support care economy enterprises. 
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Improving Health Financing and Health Outcomes

The Global Financing Facility’s contribution to improving health financing and health outcomes in Ethiopia
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A Sahrawi midwife measures the blood pressure of a woman after giving birth, in a post-partum visit at her haima, in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps. Women Children Wellbeing

Business’s Role in Advancing Women, Children, and Adolescents’ Wellbeing

Business Fights Poverty’s recent online discussion explored what companies across a broad range of sectors can do to boost health for women, children and young people in LMICs. Read on to learn three recommended focus areas for business action.
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Online Written Discussion – Health of women, children and adolescents

Our online written discussion delved into the critical role businesses play in promoting the health and rights of women, children, and adolescents. The dialogue
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What do we mean by "Gender"?

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