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  • Strengthened gender strategies, policies empower women

    New York (USA): Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. has called for continuous technical and expert support to strengthen and deepen the global framework for gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls. Addressing the United Nations...
  • Gender equality audits should be mandatory, MAXIS GBN survey

    Two thirds of global office-based employees think firms should be required to introduce an annual gender equality audit, according to research commissioned by MAXIS Global Benefits Network among employees in ten different countries including the UK, US, Germany, Japan and Australia. A gender equality audit appraises the institutionalization of...
  • LEGO® Middle East Announces Winner of Trip to LEGO® House in Billund with #SheBuiltIt

    October 13th, 2019 Dubai (UAE): In celebration of the “International Day of the Girl,” LEGO® Middle East announced the winner of their social media competition, #SheBuiltIt. Joy Alnemri,age 6, who crafted a model of a soccer field made entirely of LEGO bricks, won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the...
  • Contribution of corporate sector towards women’s economic empowerment in India 

    UNDP, New Delhi (India): A new report by the United Nations Development Programme in India (UNDP India), in partnership with Samhita Social Ventures, has found that 72% of BSE 100 companies report an intervention in women’s empowerment. The report, Corporate Engagement in Women’s Economic Empowerment, launched today in New Delhi, includes a...
  • AFDB empowers women through affirmative financial action

    October 6th, 2019, (United Nations): A new tool to track the level of lending to women across the continent will be important for ensuring women get the critical financial help they need, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina told attendees at a public event held on the sidelines of the...
  • IATA Launches Gender Diversity Campaign

    September 26th, 2019, Montreal (Canada):The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today launched the 25by2025Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025. The 25by2025 Campaign is a voluntary commitment by participating IATA member airlines. Key among the commitments of airlines participating in the 25by2025...
  • Pakistani AI Chatbot Raaji wins the coveted MIT SOLVE Challenge Award

    Pakistani AI Chatbot, RAAJI, educating girls about reproductive health wins premier award at the MIT-SOLVE Challenge Finals 2019.  The prestigious social impact event was held in New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly week on September 22nd, 2019. MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology,...
  • The Rise of Female Workspaces

    Women are a key part of a growing contingent workforce of freelancers, consultants and part-timers. Despite numerous government policies to attract more mothers back into the workplace, retention is still a significant struggle. To find out why this is the case, John Williams, Head of Marketing at Instant Offices,...
  • THE NEST I/O: Creating change-makers by tapping into the potential of Pakistani female entrepreneurs

    The third edition of Startup Weekend Karachi Women Edition came to a successful close, experiencing record-breaking registrations from more than 200 aspiring women entrepreneurs belonging to diverse professional backgrounds including developers, designers, marketeers and startup enthusiasts. The event was organized by Pakistan’s leading tech incubator The Nest I/O from...
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