According to a Foreign Policy podcast called “Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women,” despite the rapid expansion of India’s economy in the last 10 years, about 82% of women in India still work in the informal economy. WIEGO classifies the informal economy as “the diversified set of economic activities, enterprises, jobs and workers that are not […]
Born in Zimbabwe, Strive Masiyiwa is the 10th wealthiest billionaire in Africa as of 2022 and is widely regarded as the “Bill Gates of Africa.” Masiyiwa grew his wealth after launching a mobile phone network called Econet Wireless Zimbabwe in his home country in 1998. He owns slightly more than 50% of the publicly-traded Econet […]
Several policies focus on advancing women’s rights in the Philippines to increase women’s empowerment and gender equality. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light gender disparities that make women’s rights progressions as urgent as ever. Barriers for Women in the Workplace Women’s rights in the Philippines, particularly in the workforce, are progressing. According to the […]
Schools in Bangladesh, both public and private, opened their doors to students in September 2021 after enduring the most extended period of closure the world has ever seen, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are some concerns, such as, how teachers will address the loss of learning that affects students around the […]
Microfinance is a form of banking that provides financial support to those who would not normally have access to conventional types of financial services, due to reasons such as unemployment and poverty. Microfinance also provides access to important financial tools such as insurance, funds and savings. According to a 2016 research article by Subhabrata Bobby […]
The feminine hygiene product brand, Always, is addressing period poverty in Jamaica for the fourth year in a row. By providing thousands of girls with sanitary pads, Always works to end period poverty in Jamaica. About Period Poverty Period poverty, or the lack of access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities, is a public health […]
In 2021, women accounted for approximately 49.3% of Nigeria’s population yet only about 48% of Nigerian women aged 15 and older participated in the labor force, a rate that has dropped from about 57% in 2011. In fact, female unemployment in Nigeria has risen from about 3.7% in 2011 to 8.8% in 2021. This is […]
The Nationality and Borders Act became law in the United Kingdom in April 2022. Despite many human rights activists, refugee charities and lawyers fearing the adverse impacts of the changes to the immigration system, the government claims its aim is not to prevent safe arrival and residence in the U.K. but to encourage a fairer […]
U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, announced that the U.S. would provide $55 million in aid after a fatal 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan on June 21, 2022. The disaster destroyed more than 10,000 houses and killed more than 1,000 people, making it the deadliest earthquake to hit Afghanistan in two decades. The earthquake poses […]
Toward the end of 2021, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, told the U.N. to “wake up from its slumber” on the issue of global poverty, the PassBlue reported. The popular left-wing president is halfway through his six-year term. He has said that alleviating domestic and global poverty are among his top priorities. […]
