Development Blog
CARE was delighted to host yesterday’s event to a full house of business leaders, global experts, and civil society actors to talk about how the private sector can empower women in the economy, including by implementing the UN High Level…
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CARE film on women's economic empowerment being screened at the event
How business can tackle social norms which hold back women’s economic empowerment
By Claudia Canepa 06th Sep 2017
Across the world, women make a significant contribution to agricultural supply chains, in spite of complex hurdles that limit their inclusion and their leadership. The UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment (HLP) identified seven key drivers for women’s…
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Paulina Sibanda and her husband Opheus Dube cook together in their kitchen in Zvishevane region, Zimbabwe
Empowering women in the economy: The private sector is an essential partner
By Cindy Drakeman 05th Sep 2017
The private sector is an essential partner in the women’s economic empowerment movement. Corporations large and small employ a significant proportion of the labour force worldwide, and their value chains touch all economies and nearly every person on Earth. They…
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Women workers in a pottery factory in Bangladesh, part of the Living Blue collective supported by CARE
Back to school: Learning from the Girls’ Education Challenge and CARE’s education portfolio ahead of the UK FIET conference
By Victoria Wickenden 04th Sep 2017
It’s nearly the end of the school holidays and like parents around the world I’m getting my daughter ready for a new school year. While I iron a pile of new shirts, polish school shoes and track down bits of…
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Girls in Somaliland supported by CARE's Girls' Education Challenge programme
Women’s Economic Empowerment: Linda Scott from DoubleXEconomy answers the big questions
By Linda Scott 04th Sep 2017
What does women’s economic empowerment mean to you? To me, women’s economic empowerment is a fresh and insightful new approach to uplifting the status of women in all walks of life.
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Felicitas Bansiloy, an entrepreneur in the Philippines
ICAI report on DFID’s approach to inclusive growth in Africa: Where’s the impact?
By Gerry Boyle 01st Sep 2017
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has recently published a report on DFID’s approach to supporting inclusive growth in Africa – A learning review. Given the major increase in DFID’s economic development budget over the last few years (to…
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Marie Grace Nyirarukundo, a Lendwithcare.org entrepreneur in Rwanda
