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7 Ways Women Owned SMEs Can Avoid Bankruptcy amid Covid-19

Michelle Fox In recent times, women owned businesses forms the lifeblood of most of the big cities in the world, however, following the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, some of these businesses are shutting down while for some the method of doing business has changed drastically. While the coronavirus seem to pose a huge threat to small and women owned businesses, most business expert are encouraging entrepreneurs to look at the brighter side. “Right now we are being forced to change the way we work, but that doesn’t mean businesses have to suffer. Productivity can be just as high and businesses can thrive. Working remotely will save many businesses during this time,” says Silvina Moschini, co-founder of TransparentBusiness, digital innovation expert, international speaker, and entrepreneur. The coronavirus outbreak has affected everything in life including businesses run by women. In the midst of the lockdown, the fate of most women entrepreneurs…

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Do’s and Don’ts of Working from Home!

By Aditi Maheshwari

How prepared are you to take the world by storm with the outbreak of covid19? Well, whether you or your company accept it or not working from home is the new work culture we are heading towards. With the various health and safety measures which include social distancing, dished out on a daily basis to help save people from contracting the virus, work-life or simply put ‘physical corporate space’ are beginning to move their offices to the clouds if you know what I mean. While working from home is not new to a certain category of people, there are a certain class of people who lack the buzz in working from home and might also find this very challenging in the beginning. However, if handled with a positive attitude and balanced approach we can actually leverage the strength of working from home. To maintain a balance between your personal and professional life is easy if you keep certain points in mind. Sharing in this article are some dos and don’ts of working from home so that you can enjoy the best of both worlds.

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Middle East

Historic women’s golf event in Saudi Arabia set for October

The first women’s professional golf event to be staged in Saudi Arabia has been rescheduled for Oct. 8-11 after it was postponed last month due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers have confirmed. The Saudi Ladies International, which is part of the Ladies European Tour (LET), will be hosted at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club with a purse of $1 million, and is the first of its kind to be held in the kingdom. “We have been extremely impressed by Golf Saudi’s commitment to working through the challenges and making this historic event happen,” Alexandra Armas, LET CEO, said in a statement on Tuesday. The tour has been on hold since the South African Women’s Open finished on March 14, with the next scheduled event the Jabra Ladies Open at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France from June 18-20. The Jakarta Post

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Asia News

Malaysia’s Lockdown Pays Little Attention to Women’s Needs

When the Malaysian government imposed a Movement Control Order in mid-March, requiring almost all workplaces to close and employees to work from home, after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, the last thing it expected was jokes about men shopping. But a specific measure of the Movement Control Order, or MCO, is to allow only one person, the “head of the family,” to go out to buy groceries. Despite there being close to 240,000 single mothers in Malaysia, who are likely in charge of their households, the presumption remains strong that the head of the family is a man. After this announcement, jokes abounded among Malaysians on how untenable it is to make a man go out to buy fish and vegetables because knowledge about these things is the woman’s domain. The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development did not ask how this rule might impact single mothers going…

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Africa News

MP Calls for More Support to Women and Rural Population

Kenya Ijara Member of Parliament (MP), Sophia Abdi Noor has called on the newly formed Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund Board Chaired by Jane Karuku to extend assistance to the rural population. The Board formed by President Uhuru Kenyatta is meant to foster the national response to the pandemic that has slowed down most of the world economies. “The principal objective of the fund shall be to mobilize resources for emergency response towards containing the spread, effects, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Head of State outlined. Speaking to KNA on phone on Saturday, Sophia said that the rural population, equally affected by the economic meltdown due to Codid-19 restrictions are likely to be forgotten if concerted measures are not put in place. The MP said that in North Eastern region the prices of livestock that 90 percent of the rural population rely on, have drastically dropped. “When you visit…

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International News

Protect Women from Domestic Violence During Coronavirus Lockdowns: Pope

Pope Francis said on Monday society had to stand behind women victims of domestic violence, as abuse increased around the world during coronavirus lockdowns. Francis praised women in frontline roles in helping society weather the crisis, mentioning doctors, nurses, police officers, prison guards and sales staff in stores selling essential goods. The pope, speaking on a religious and national holiday in Italy and other countries, also praised the many women at home helping children, the elderly and the disabled. But, speaking from his official library rather than from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Francis said: “Sometimes they (women) risk being victims of violence in a cohabitation that they bear like a weight that is far too heavy.” “Let us pray for them, so the Lord grants them strength and that our communities support them along with their families,” he said. Domestic violence has risen as many countries imposed tougher…

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Middle East

Saudi Women Increase Role In Workforce In Late 2019: Data

Saudi Arabian women continue to make up an increasing part of the Kingdom’s workforce, with participation growing 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 26 percent, according to official data. Overall unemployment among Saudi Arabians remained unchanged throughout in the quarter at 12 percent. Unemployment had fallen in the third quarter to 12 percent from 12.9 percent in the second, according to official data released Monday by the Kingdom’s General Authority of Statistics (GASTAT). The unemployment rate among Saudi Arabia’s total population stood at 5.7 percent. Around one-third of residents in the Kingdom are non-Saudis. These numbers will likely take a hit in 2020 as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causes severe economic shocks around the world. Governments have imposed lockdowns and shut businesses, with Saudi Arabia putting a 24-hour curfew in place for its major cities. Economic participation among Saudis, a goal of the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030…

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