Ecobank Ghana Limited says it is set to extend financial support with relatively low interest rates to women in the agricultural sector. The bank is ready to register these women across the country on it digital platform to boost their operations. This was disclosed by the Acting Head of the Women’s Desk of the bank,...
Statement by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the outcome of the summit of G7 nations. Date: Monday, June 14, 2021 The meeting of the G7 group of nations, representatives from the European Union, as well as invited guest countries including Australia, India, and the Republic of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the economic gender divide around the world. As G7 leaders meet this week, they must address efforts to increase gender equality to boost global economic growth. UN Women’s Global Acceleration Plan aims to catalyze well-financed and transformational commitments. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls around the world confronted a gender...
The Covid-19 pandemic brought into full view what has been broken for women in corporate America for a very long time. It also afforded business leaders an opportunity to have real conversations and brainstorm scalable solutions to create positive change for multitudes of women, not just the high-potential few. Whether by rethinking child care benefits...
As policymakers in least developed countries address COVID-19’s social and economic consequences, they must ensure recovery efforts are gender responsive. Although the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita have been lower in least developed countries (LDCs) than expected, the socio-economic fallout for their populations has been dire, pushing an estimated 32 million more people...
Last year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded its worst economic performance in decades. With the pandemic far from over, the region’s recovery is slow, fragile and highly uneven both across and within countries. As the region struggles to recover, how can countries rebuild their economies and revive their development? The answer can be found in the...
Africa has noted that despite positive achievements registered recently in decision-making, women, as the largest proportion of our population; remain vulnerable, at-risk and impoverished due to the challenges caused by social, economic, cultural and political marginalisation, gender-based violence and discrimination against women, terrorism, conflict, and fundamentalism. Africa is committed to resolve and ending violence against...
From the 1930s onwards, several African women who were ahead of their time made their mark in a fiercely male-dominated society. In her remarkable essay, Géraldine Faladé Touadé revives the memory of these pioneers who have been unjustly forgotten by history for far too long. Madeleine Ly, Marie Madoé Sivomey, Jeanne Martin Cissé, Sita Bella…...
