February 6 marks the 10th observance of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Significant efforts have been made at the community, national, and international levels to address the issue. Read more >>
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Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship Via Mobile Money
The U.S. Agency for International Development and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women have joined forces for an innovative project to maximize mobile financial service opportunities for women entrepreneurs Read more >>
Driving Economic & Social Change – Highlight Women Entrepreneurs in Peru
Empowering Women – In Kosovo and Beyond
Feed the Future: Partnering with Civil Society
Women and Girls Reduce Disaster Risk Every Day
Gender Equity Through Education
Video of the Week: mWomen Design Challenge
Ford Foundation Event Celebrates Premieres of Half the Sky and Women and Girls Lead Global
Amid the hubbub of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, some 250 distinguished guests crowded the towering atrium of the Ford Foundation on Monday evening to celebrate the impending Independent Lens broadcast of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.
Designing Smartphones For Resource-Poor Women
Mobile phone use in the developing world is exploding, yet women are at risk of being left behind. On average, GSMA research shows women to be 21 per cent less likely than men to own a mobile phone in low- to middle-income countries. The resulting mobile phone gender gap represents as many as 300 million [...]