“It is important for women to take on leadership roles. Our experience of running community kitchens during the pandemic has shown that women are not only beneficiaries but frontline workers in crises.”
-Anjana Vaidya, a Programme Associate at UN Women Nepal.
With the support of UN Women and the Government of Finland,
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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”
-Maya Angelou
wegg® would like to wish our community a warm and heartfelt Memorial Day 2021! Please join us in remembering the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country.
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Women in STEM are ensuring that girls in rural Zimbabwe are still getting an education amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
The women and girls of Lebanon have been severely impacted by the Beirut blasts, COVID-19, and an economic crisis.
In a Serbian town, survivors of domestic violence are sewing face masks for essential workers.
Meet wegg® board member Susan Meyer.
The U.S. has been ranked the best country for fostering women entrepreneurs.
A new generation of female entrepreneurs are starting businesses in South Korea due to glass ceilings in a conservative country’s biggest companies. Frustrated in their climb up the corporate ladder in a male-dominated business culture, they choose to find another way up.
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Thanks to the startup Nata Pura, the Pastel de Nata has become a lucrative international trend.
The fast fashion giants of the U.S. and Europe hurt the sustainable practices of women artisans in Guatemala.
