wegg® celebrates International Women’s Day
Everyone knows the classic adage, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
But wegg® knows, “Give a woman a fish, and you feed her for a day.
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A 2014 census report conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in Rwanda, revealed that only 26.8 percent of sole proprietorship establishments are owned by women, compared to 73.2 percent owned by men.
What are the reasons for this imbalance?
In Donah Mbabazi’s article for “The New Times,” …
At the MEDays Forum panel “Bolstering Growth Through Gender Equality,” nine women were featured from different parts of the world and from different industrial sectors. The session was moderated by Aghadeer Jweihan, the director of the office of Jordan’s Princess Taghrid Mohammad and an entrepreneur.
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Jordan is considered one of the more progressive countries in the Middle East for women’s rights, and has established a legacy focused on the positive future of gender equality. Want to learn more about Jordan and meet with top female leaders and everyday Jordanian women to learn how the country is going about making progress toward gender equality?
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Three Brazilian government organizations have signed an agreement to support gender equality policies for exporting companies. The partnership involves the Brazilian Ministry of Development Industry and Foreign Trade, the Special Secretariat for Women’s Policies and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency.
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It’s that pure and simple. Let’s get it done.
“India’s growth rate can make a quantum jump of 4.2 per cent if women in the country get equal opportunity in the core sectors of the economy,” Lakshmi Puri,
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Here’s a thoughtful piece written by Jennifer Yip (search by her name) who is a consultant for the World Bank Group’s Doing Business team. Opening passage:
At an age when mothers admonish their children to finish their brussels sprouts,
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