Women

Successful Businesswoman Inspires Entrepreneurs in Tanzania

With support from the UNIDO trade sector development programme in Tanzania, Fatma Riyami, Managing Director of NatureRipe Kilimanjaro and East African Businesswoman of the Year, grew her business rapidly, achieving an annual turnover of half a million US dollars and has gone on to inspire other women entrepreneurs in Tanzania
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Women Working to Improve Sanitation and Hygiene

In the peri-urban areas of Maputo women are playing a key role in tackling the sanitation challenge. Poorly managed shared facilities have a major impact on women’s lives. As part of the WSUP programme in the city, women are playing a leading role in tackling the sanitation and hygiene challenge in their communities
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Women Sea Salt Producers in Indonesia Cooperate to Seize New Economic Opportunities

MCC’s investments in Indonesia are helping to empower women salt producers to increase the quantity and quality of salt production to boost incomes. The women are benefiting from labor-reducing and energy-efficient technologies as well as training programs aimed at improving salt-making skills, financial management, marketing and more.
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A Nigérien Entrepreneur Finds Her Niche in Camel Milk

MCC’s $437 million five-year compact to strengthen agriculture sector entered into force in January. The compact will focus on improving access to water for agriculture and livestock and expanding access to markets. In this blog post, we profile Wouro Habsatou Aboubacar, who runs a camel farm outside of Niamey.
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Female Employees Fast Tracked From Line Workers to Supervisors

Bangladeshi garment company DBL Group are supporting career progression of its female employees through an accelerated leadership training programme. They share their experience of implementing the programme and the positive impact it’s had on both female employees and the business.
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In Solar Supply Chain, Women Entrepreneurs are Key to Reaching Remote Areas

Lighting Africa, a joint program of the World Bank and IFC, has helped improve the lives of 20 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing access to basic electricity. This blog describes how IFC seeks to ease the power situation by providing off-grid energy solutions to 250 million people
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Delivering on the Promise of Inclusive Business

Inclusive business as an idea has pushed the boundaries of what is possible and it offers the potential for scale in a way that philanthropy never could. So why are there so few examples that have truly scaled? What needs to happen to deliver on the promise of inclusive business?
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Why Tackling Violence Against Women is Your Business

As we begin 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, BSR look at how business can help tackle violence against women. The recent surfacing of numerous sexual harassment allegations—including harassment in the workplace—have demonstrated how much work remains to be done to create genuinely inclusive work environments around the world.
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COP23: Deforestation and Gender Responsive Solutions for Agriculture and Food Security

Summary: As COP23 kicks off in Bonn we speak with Kennedy Ntoso at Olam to gain insight into what actions the private sector can take to support gender mainstreaming in agriculture. Kennedy discusses his involvement with the Gender Sub Working Group of Ghana’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation programme.
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Reaching Children Earlier to Disrupt Gender Norms and Improve Health

While gender norms are being challenged in the West, in many other parts of the world they are becoming further engrained. Even at a young age, gender norms can dictate the activities boys and girls are allowed to participate in.
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Ploughing the Path in a Male-dominated Turf

Husnaara ran to her house smiling from ear to ear as if she could not get any happier. At that point nothing seemed impossible; she could become a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer, go to a good university.
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Expanding Women’s Financial Inclusion: A Win-win for Women and Financial Institutions

Rose, an astute and driven business woman runs a “table banking” operation in the heart of Nairobi. An extension of the traditional village savings and loan associations, “table banking” has gained popularity among poor women in Kenya. Women get together every month and contribute a certain amount of money. Members…
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Onsite Child Care – An Engine for Business Growth

Business leaders seeking to build a competitive workforce face countless reasons in favor of providing on-site child care. Most agree that supporting healthy, balanced families and growing the ranks of women in leadership is the right thing to do. Despite the obvious benefits, however, the cost of child-care programs dominates…
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Last Mile Financial Inclusion: What Will It Take to Reach More Rural Women?

Digital services – with their geographic reach, ease of use, and transparency – are driving financial inclusion and alleviating poverty. But are rural women being left behind? Financial inclusion is unlocking the potential for micro and small enterprises in poor and rural communities to grow, and reducing gender inequalities. Women with access…
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From Digital Divide to Inclusion: How to Make Digital Finance Work for India’s Women

Often heralded as a panacea for financial inclusion, digital financial services could exacerbate the gender divide, unless there is a concerted effort to develop women-friendly products and channels. Despite recent successes in India’s financial inclusion journey, Indian women still cannot access bank accounts, loans, and other financial services as easily…
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Empowering Women in the Economy – Take-aways and Next Steps

CARE was delighted to host yesterday’s event to a full house of business leaders, global experts, and civil society actors to talk about how the private sector can empower women in the economy, including by implementing the UN High Level Panel (HLP) on Women’s Economic Empowerment’s new recommendations. Thank you…
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Empower a Woman and a Whole Cocoa Community will Thrive

Do you know where chocolate comes from? Do you wonder who produced the cocoa in your chocolate and under what circumstances? Do you care if the chocolate you buy is sourced in a responsible way, with equal access and opportunity for women? Without cocoa there is no chocolate, and without…
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Women’s Financial Inclusion in West Africa: From Policy to Practice

The Decade of African Women – launched in 2010 by the African Union – has seen significant strides made by African countries to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Notable within West Africa has been the drive towards women’s economic empowerment. Launched in October 2010 as the Decade of African…
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An ILO Convention on Gender Based Violence in the Workplace

Why businesses should support the proposed ILO Convention on Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work. The ILO is now in a process of considering whether to establish a new instrument or instruments on “Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the…
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Translating the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment into Action

Business Fights Poverty welcomed the creation early last year of the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Join us to translate its recommendations into action.
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