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WEI Global Institute Entrepreneurship Policy Roundtables. GENDER, DIVERSITY & INNOVATION: Why inclusivity matters. 24 May, 2022.
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

Interview with Dr. Trevinyo-Rodríguez: Gender Diversity In Enterprises Is Profitable, Must Be Capitalised On
“Even though many daughters have legal ownership of their family-run business, meaning they have inherited the firm’s shares and voting rights, along with a first-class formal education, many of them
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
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.
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

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