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Mar 19, 2020
New Financing Tools Empower Turkey’s Women Entrepreneurs
Gender bond offers owners of small businesses opportunities to find financing—and equal economic footing.
Mar 5, 2020
Five Tips to Start Childcare in Companies
Everyone benefits when companies see childcare as an investment opportunity to strengthen human capital and expand business.
Mar 5, 2020
A Garment Factory with a Difference
The adoption of gender-smart initiatives has helped Maxport save up to half a million dollars a year in production costs.
Mar 5, 2020
Trailblazers—All Around Us
Women in business—creating value for their institutions and communities, providing leadership despite often challenging environments.
Mar 5, 2020
For Companies, Steps to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
Experts point to actions that CEOs and company executives can take to protect employees.
Mar 5, 2020
What’s Next for the
Women’s Insurance Market?
Sherrill Quintana, a client of Insular Life, recognized the value of insurance when her bank shut down in 2008 and her business was in jeopardy. Her policy was “a life-saver,” she said.
Mar 5, 2020
“There’s Nothing But Opportunity”
An interview with Asahi Pompey, President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, on what she’s learned about investing in women.
Mar 4, 2020
Breaking Barriers in Papua New Guinea’s Automotive Industry
Growing up in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, Doris Meliwane was fascinated with vehicles. It was a fascination that stayed with her. Doris now teaches and fixes motor vehicles and was one of the female pioneers in the automotive industry in PNG’s capital, Port Moresby.
Mar 3, 2020
Kiribati’s first Female Structural Engineer
When Laavanete Juliano graduated with an honors degree in 2017, she became the first female structural engineer in Kiribati. Now she’s working as an officer in charge at the Quality Control and Inspection Unit in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy.
Mar 3, 2020
Gender Inequality Perspective from a CEO in Tonga
Rosamond Carter Bing believes she’s well placed to help drive change and push for gender inequality in Tonga.
