Middle East Women’s Wealth to Rise by 9% in 2023 – Report
Women’s wealth segments in assets under management (AuM) are set to experience substantial growth in the region in the coming years, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Global Wealth 2019 Market Sizing Database reports.
#JusticeforUwa – A Burke for every Uwa
In the last week, the Nigerian social media space has been filled with a hashtag #JusticeforUwa. Calling for Justice for 22-year-old Vera Uwa Omozuwa,…
World Leaders Worry as COVID19 Threatens Progress for Women
Coronavirus is threatening to undo recent gains made toward gender equality as millions of women and girls are predicted to have unwanted pregnancies and…
Nepal’s Top Mobile Payment App Empowers Local Women Digitally
Nepal’s top e-wallet app, Khalti, has cemented its place in the country’s digital payment market within two years by getting women on its side,…
Women in Isolation Centers Receive Sanitary Pads from MTN Uganda
While Uganda celebrates its success in containing the spread of COVID19 with sixty-nine recovered cases and zero number of deaths, the country’s leading telecommunication…
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage By Anais Nin Anaïs Juana Nin, known professionally as Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban American…
Rural Women Find a Way Out Of Poverty through Electric-Powered Motorcycle
In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing the burden of looking…
The Journey from Receptionist to CEO
The story of FedEx’s First Black Woman CEO By Miracle Nwankwo Years ago in America, a young single mother went searching for a regular…
UK: Lockdown Increasing the Gender Wage Gap
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report also found women have taken on “more housework and childcare than fathers” during the lockdown, even if…
UN Awards Women Peacekeepers from Brazil, India
Two women from Brazil and India have been awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate award. The two UN peacekeepers are Commander Carla Monteiro de…
SDG 8 amidst COVID 19–how will women fare?
‘’full and productive employment and decent work for all’’. Around the world, finding a job is much tougher for women than it is for…
Indian Women At-Risk with Education Going Online after Lockdown
Women’s rights activist Dr Aparajita Gogoi tells us how the lockdown has impacted women and girls and what can be done to address their issues Throughout…
