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Woman or man, only their works will speakAfrican women face many constraints and discrimination which affect them economically. Though women with economic power tend to make positive choices for their families and communities, too often they are deprived of the opportunity. |
Economic Meltdown & Women
Who bears the pain?
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Women’s status determines world’s statusThis blog post is a response to the post “Invest in women — it pays!” |
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It’s hard to be richI just stumbled upon a very interesting debate on The Economix Blog, a blog by The New York Times. In a time where global experts and scholars seem to disagree about the victims and the spoilers of the financial crisis, I find this piece very thought-provoking. |
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Women and poverty: India’s textile industryAround 35 million people are employed through India’s textile industry, the majority of the lower tiers being women. Millions of workers are now facing a dramatic drop in wages forcing them below the poverty line. |
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World’s Progress on Maternal Health is InsufficientThe World Bank its taking a closer look at the relationship between maternal health and economic progress. A must-read feature: |
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Girls Count, Women MatterIn these turbulent times of financial crisis, rising food prices, climate change and political instability, it is women and girls who will be disproportionately affected, particularly poor women in poor countries. It is girls who will be removed from school because families can no longer afford to pay for them; it is women who [...] |
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Invest in Women – it Pays!At the moment the world loses 15 billion dollars every year in productivity that doesn’t happen because mothers and their newborns are dying – one mother a minute, four million newborns every year. A mother’s death always means deeper poverty and hardship for her family and community. It often means an early death for her [...] |
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Capital of HopeWomen and children do bear the brunt of economic hardship during any economic downturn. I witnessed this during the course of 2007 and 2008 when I made several trips to Ghana to photographically document a microfinance operation in Pokuase, a small town approximately one hour outside the capital of Accra. Because poverty in the third [...] |
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Graça Machel on Africa & the Financial CrisisOne of the people who helps me understand the impact of the economic crisis on women is Graca Machel, the passionate advocate for women and children and a former Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique. She knows what it’s like for African households to go hungry; she understands the struggle of African women to [...] |
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11 July 09: World Population DayInvesting in Women is a Smart Choice |
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