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…
SheLeadsIT with CGI Disaster Action Network
SheLeadsIT Caribbean Girls Hack, represented by Nicole Pitter Patterson (WEI Trade) participated as a panelist at the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery held June 3-4 in St. Thomas, U.S Virgin […]
Ontario Inclusive Innovation (i2) Action Strategy
On June 13, 2019, the University of Ottawa Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, in collaboration with Ryerson University Diversity Institute, launched the report Strengthening Ecosystem Supports for Women Entrepreneurs and related i2 video. The […]
Caribbean Girls Hack Empowering Girls in ICT
SheLeadsIT, led by Nicole Pitter Patterson (WEI Trade) and Bridget Lewis, a member of the WEI network executed Caribbean Girls Hack 2019 Hackathon, an innovative initiative to bridge the digital […]
WEI at the Pan-African Women in Health Conference, Johannesburg
More than 100 women from within the continent of Africa and across the diaspora participated in the second Pan African Women in Health (PAWH) Conference, held this March in […]
Women’s Economic Imperative at the 2019 Global Solutions Summit
The Global Solutions Summit is an offshoot of the Global Solutions Initiative, with the intention that the Summit will be a place for “thought leaders and decision-makers” to meet, discuss, […]
Why we’re not celebrating International Women’s Day
Over the last few weeks, we have been receiving countless invitations to special events and celebrations to mark International Women’s Day – so many that it is impossible to even […]
Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship & Growth in Non-traditional Sectors in Peru
WEI Forward has partnered with ICE (International Consultants for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise) to launch the pioneering programme “Women entrepreneurs – Going for Growth”. The project was one of three […]
Rencontre avec Moise Ntigirinzigo, fondateur de l’ONG IPSDI au Burundi
Au Burundi, l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde où très peu de filles ont accès à l’enseignement secondaire et où l’insécurité alimentaire reste une menace pour les populations locales, […]