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 […]
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 […]
How to promote gender equality through sports during times of social distancing?
How to promote gender equality through sports during times of social distancing? Thalia Simich is a participant in the program, “Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship and Growth in Non-Traditional Sector 2018-2019”, hosted […]
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 […]
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…
WEI Champion Spotlight: WEI Board Member – William Reese
“The Women’s Economic Imperative is a 21st century granddaughter of those early Women in Development programs…. you can’t talk about helping poor people if you don’t help them earn more …, […]