WEI FORWARD – Women's Economic Imperative

WEI FORWARD 21 September, 2022 Advocacy, Transformational Entrepreneurship, WEI Institute

WEI Global Institute Entrepreneurship Policy Roundtables Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy Through a Culture Lens 21 September, 2022.

Click here to read discussion summary Click here to view the video Wednesday 21st September 2022 Recent studies highlight the importance of creating a more gender-sensitive entrepreneurship culture, including awareness […]

WEI FORWARD 16 May, 2022 Advocacy, Transformational Entrepreneurship, WEI Institute

WEI Global Institute Entrepreneurship Policy Roundtables

The WEI Global Institute (WGI) collaborates with partners, such as the Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy Research Network (Global WEP), to engage academics, policy makers, private sector, and key stakeholders. The […]

WEI FORWARD 26 November, 2021 Advocacy, COVID-19 Response and Recovery, Enterprise Development, WEI Institute

WEI 2021 International Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment: Increasing Resilience and Building Forward Better

WEI 2021 International Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment: Increasing Resilience and Building Forward Better SESSION 1. Drivers of Women’s Economic Empowerment: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for […]

WEI FORWARD 28 June, 2021 Advocacy, Communities and Sustainable Development, COVID-19 Response and Recovery, WEI Institute

Global Solutions Summit 2021, Plenary Panel: Women’s Economic Empowerment and the SDGs: COVID-19 and Beyond – Building Back Better

This GSS 2021 panel discussion and the related side event facilitated a discussion on the impact of the pandemic on women’s economic empowerment and recommendations for action by the G-20. […]

WEI FORWARD 27 June, 2021 Advocacy, Communities and Sustainable Development, COVID-19 Response and Recovery, WEI Institute

Global Solutions Summit 2021, Side Event: Women’s Economic Empowerment: Pandemic Response, Recovery and Resilience – Building Back Better

The side event focused on the importance of gender economic equity across the SDGs, particularly in the context of policy responses to the economic & social impacts of the Covid-19 […]

WEI FORWARD 5 April, 2021 Advocacy, Enterprise Development, Transformational Entrepreneurship, WEI Institute

Creating a life beyond violence. Can Enterprise Education offer women a better chance at surviving and thriving after abusive relationships?

COVID-19 continues to disrupt and claim lives around the world, causing tragic numbers of hospitalizations and deaths. We all know that lockdowns have wrought a vast array of consequences: jobs […]

WEI FORWARD 14 January, 2021 WEI Champions, WEI Voices

How to Promote Gender Equality through Sports During Times of Social Distancing?

Thalia Simich was a participant in the program, “Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship and Growth in Non-Traditional Sector 2018-2019”, hosted by ICE and WEI Forward, with the support of the British Embassy […]

WEI FORWARD 11 June, 2020 COVID-19 Response and Recovery, Health of Women and Girls, WEI Institute

The Future is Female? 5 Facts about the Gendered Effects of COVID-19 & 3 Strategies for Responding Effectively

Gender inequality is one of the main obstacles to sustainable development. Women’s exclusion from the heart of public policy-making is not new, and the response to the COVID-19 crisis is […]

WEI FORWARD 19 February, 2020 Health of Women and Girls, WEI Voices

Empower a Girl, Transform a Community

Poverty, violence, cultural norms and traditions, as well as mental and health conditions, oppress millions of girls. Due to all these challenges, women and girls encounter some form of discrimination at every stage in their career path. These challenges critically…

WEI FORWARD 24 January, 2020 Access to Finance, Advocacy, Communities and Sustainable Development, WEI Institute

International Conference Focuses on Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women's Economic Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges for Equity, Inclusive Growth, and Sustainability were discussed during the first international Conference held in November in Scotland and presented by the Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI) in partnership with Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES). The…