Women

New Research Sheds Light on the Digital Gender Gap

Delivering Healthier Futures for Women, Children and Young People

Delivering healthier futures for women children and young people

Safer Workplaces – How Companies Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse

Safer Workplaces: How companies can support survivors of domestic violence and abuse

Can Training Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace?

Why Empowering Women is Smart Economics

Evidence-Based Decision Making: Programs for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Applying a Gender Lens to Achieve Net-Zero

Building the Business Case for Women Smallholders in Regenerative Agriculture (Full Video)

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Dhivya O’Connor Bridging the Digital Gender Gap

New Research Sheds Light on the Digital Gender Gap

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, in partnership with Intuit, has published cutting-edge research, revealing the challenges, motivations and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries in 2023, strongly linked to digital access and experiences. Here, the Foundation’s CEO, Dhivya O’Connor, shares the report’s key findings and calls for urgent action from the private sector to support women’s entrepreneurship and digital inclusion.
Delivering Healthier Futures for Women, Children and Young People: community-nurse-talking-happliy-to-teenage-girls-in-an-informal- settlement

Delivering Healthier Futures for Women, Children and Young People

Business Fights Poverty’s latest discussion paper explores why the health of women, children and young people is an issue that affects us all – and how some leading companies are taking action to make sure that everyone has access to the healthcare they deserve.

Delivering healthier futures for women children and young people

This discussion paper underscores the pivotal role of the private sector in improving the health of women, children, and young people, essential for sustainable and equitable development. It highlights the increasing demand for healthcare services and the innovative solutions needed to address global health crises. With insights from a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including businesses, governments, and civil society, the paper presents a framework for collaboration, emphasizing the urgency to bridge healthcare gaps and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. With the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and Business Fights Poverty.
Safer Workplaces Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse

Safer Workplaces – How Companies Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse

This interview with the author of the new Business Fights Poverty Toolkit – Dr Jane Pilinger, will help you discover how your organisation or company can prevent domestic violence and abuse, empower survivors, and enhance workplace safety and well-being.  

Safer Workplaces: How companies can support survivors of domestic violence and abuse

This Toolkit emphasizes the critical role of companies in combating domestic violence, particularly within the realm of work. It showcases the significant contribution of Dr. Jane Pillinger’s expertise, combined with the knowledge gathered from global organizations like the ILO and UN Women. Through practical guidance and insights from interviews with survivors, managers, and colleagues, the Toolkit offers a roadmap for businesses to support survivors of domestic violence. It underlines the necessity for workplace interventions and highlights how companies of all sizes can engage in preventing domestic violence and providing a safe environment for employees. With the support of global and sector-specific best practices, the Toolkit aims to foster awareness, safety, and prevention in the professional sphere.
Training Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: a young black woman dressed for work wearing an orange hard hat

Can Training Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace?

The private sector is quick to adopt training programmes to foster diversity and inclusion at work. Yet, evidence shows diversity training regularly falls short of changing behaviour. The case of Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the state-owned electricity company of Mozambique, demonstrates that training can start shifting the dial towards a more inclusive workplace culture—if it acknowledges the root cause of discrimination.
Empowering Women is Smart Economics

Why Empowering Women is Smart Economics

TRANSFORM’s initiative in Ethiopia exemplifies the powerful impact of empowering women in entrepreneurship. By supporting projects like Kidame Mart, TRANSFORM not only aids individual success stories like Mestawet’s but also fosters community development, economic growth, and gender equality, demonstrating the far-reaching benefits of investing in women’s potential.
Gender Evidence-Based Decision Making

Evidence-Based Decision Making: Programs for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Explore Strive Community’s Small Business Evidence Map: an innovative tool with 100+ studies aiding impactful digital support strategies for small businesses, focusing on unique needs and effective approaches for women-owned enterprises

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

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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