Gender Equality

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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The Global Pursuit of Equity: A New Stanford Social Innovation Review Article Series

Stanford Social Innovation Review is proud to present its first-ever global series of articles created in collaboration with its six local language partners—SSIR China, SSIR en Español, SSIR Japan, SSIR Korea, SSIR Brazil, and SSIR Arabia. The series, devoted to advancing equity, looks at inequities within the context of seven specific regions or countries, and the ways local innovators are working to balance the scales and foster greater inclusion across a range of issue areas.
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Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards

Integrating Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards: A Strategic Approach

ISEAL’s guidance, developed with the CGIAR Initiative, highlights the importance of integrating gender equality into sustainability standards. It outlines practices for enhancing women’s empowerment and representation in supply chains, advocating for holistic, organization-wide strategies to address gender inequalities and promote sustainable development.
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Women Entrepreneurs and Childcare: Group of Nepali babies and and children

Investing in Women Entrepreneurs: Nepali Childcare Center Gives Mothers More time

At the Baraha Child Care Center in Baddichaur, Nepal, children like Hanvi Rana develop crucial skills while their mothers, like Bimala Saru, pursue economic and household tasks. Funded by iDE through a Paul Polak Innovation Fund grant, the center is part of a larger initiative to promote gender equality and economic empowerment for women in rural Nepal.
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Gender Equality Mainstreaming A-woman-participates-in-agricultural-activities-in-Myanmar

Mainstreaming Gender to Power Sustainable Business Growth

Gender equality is the cornerstone of sustainable business growth. This article explores how MEDA’s Gender Equality Mainstreaming (GEM) Framework is advancing gender equality, in addition to business growth and impact. After applying GEM to 40 businesses and investment funds globally, MEDA found that mainstreaming gender throughout business operations was linked with greater commercial success.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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Ms. Mariama Ali, president of the Niya da Kokari VLSA group. Women Respond in Crisis

Stop Talking and Start Listening: Women Respond in Crisis

The ‘Women Respond’ survey by CARE underscores the vital importance of continuously listening to and collaborating with women in crisis situations. Highlighting the resilience and proactive measures women take despite increasing challenges. By actively involving women in decision-making and solution development, CARE’s initiative showcases a successful model for sustainable impact and advocacy, urging the global community to prioritize women’s voices in crisis response and development strategies.
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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.
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Kenya Gender Digital Divide

Bridging Kenya’s Gender Digital Divide

In partnership with USAID and the Microsoft Airband Initiative, grantee M-KOPA increases Kenyan women’s access to affordable smartphones, advancing women’s economic opportunities, and fostering more inclusive Internet connectivity.
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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.
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Together for 2024

The landscape of global development is evolving, with new challenges and opportunities emerging on the horizon. As we navigate these complexities, the power of collaboration, innovation and impactful action becomes increasingly apparent. This paper synthesises the insights from a vibrant Online Written Discussion, “Together for 2024”.
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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
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