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Elevating Women’s Rights in the G7 Agenda
In June, the G7 will meet to make policy decisions on issues including women’s rights. Here's how we'll be pushing for women's entrepreneurship to be high on the agenda.
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Highlighting the systemic barriers preventing women’s businesses accessing the global supply chain equally
Our Programme Officer Annika Hagel highlights an important panel discussion which was part of our Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business Summit: Equality in Supply.
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#BreakTheBias this International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias, asks all of us to call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping, fundamental barriers to achieving gender equality.
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CSW66 Side-Event: Gender Stereotypes & their Impact on Women’s Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment
Together with the Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations, we held a side-event for the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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The digital economy: a challenge and an opportunity for women entrepreneurs
Senior Programmes and MEL Officer Dermot Nicholas gives his key takeaways from the panel discussion 'Development of Women-Led MSMEs for the Digital Economy', part of our Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business Summit.
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Shining the spotlight on the barriers preventing access to finance
Our Programme Officer Annika Hagel highlights an important panel discussion which was part of the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business Summit: Driving Equal Access to Finance for Young Women Entrepreneurs.
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Reflections on our gender stereotypes panel discussion
Our Senior Advocacy Officer Izyan Hay reflects on a fascinating panel discussion for the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business Summit: Tearing Down the Gender Stereotypes in Entrepreneurship.
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Happy International Mentoring Day!
Celebrating the impact of our Mentoring Women in Business programme.
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Fadé Ogunro – Taking the Leap: Breaking Through Barriers as a Young Woman Entrepreneur
A masterclass by Fadé Ogunro for the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business summit, exploring and challenging the gender stereotypes holding women entrepreneurs back from success and equality. Because we won’t wait 250+ years for women to have economic equality.
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Panel discussion: The Media Taking a Lead
Panel discussion on the media's influence on gender stereotypes for the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business summit, exploring and challenging the gender stereotypes holding women entrepreneurs back from success and equality. Because we won’t wait 250+ years for women to have economic equality.
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Panel discussion: Driving Equal Access to Finance for Young Women Entrepreneurs
Panel discussion on driving equal access to finance for the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business summit, exploring and challenging the gender stereotypes holding women entrepreneurs back from success and equality. Because we won’t wait 250+ years for women to have economic equality.
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Helen McEachern – On Women Entrepreneurs and the Impact of Gender Stereotypes
Power talk by the Foundation's CEO Helen McEachern for the Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business summit, exploring and challenging the gender stereotypes holding women entrepreneurs back from success and equality. Because we won’t wait 250+ years for women to have economic equality.
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