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Women’s Empowerment Principles. Equality means business!

Danayi — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:35:30 +0000

Equality means business! The Women Empowerment Principles are 7 guiding principles for businesses to empower women in the marketplace, workplace and community. A 2007 Goldman Sachs report concluded that closing the gap between male and female employment would add 9% to US GDP, 13% to European GDPs and 16% to Japan’s GDP. The average household […]

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International Womens Day

Danayi — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 07:20:40 +0000

Gender-based citation disparities exist. Women are less cited and quoted than men. If you follow my Twitter account (@DanayiM) every Monday I post motivational quotes by women. Today I curated some powerful and beautiful quotes to inspire and empower – by women for everyone. “A lot of us bring up our little boys as princes […]

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10 ways how formalising the informal sector will empower women & youth in Africa

Danayi — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 07:10:56 +0000

The informal sector in Africa is one of the largest in the world. It contributes between 25 and 65 percent of Africa’s GDP and accounts for between 30 and 90 percent of total non-agricultural employment. 9 in 10 rural and urban workers have informal jobs. Most are women and youth. They do not have adequate […]

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South African government ensuring gender equality in all business operations

Danayi — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:15 +0000

“When women are put in leadership roles, ‘brands get better and morale gets better’” – Muhtar Kent (Chairman & CEO of the Coca-Cola Co.) Women face multiple hurdles in climbing the corporate ladder. Discrimination, bias and stereotyping continue to drag down women in the workplace. The South African government has enacted laws to ensure […]

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7 ways to empower domestic workers

Danayi — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:00:26 +0000

According to ILO there are approximately 53 million domestic workers and 83 per cent of them are women. They provide crucial services to households around the world. Despite the clear contributions of the sector, domestic work is frequently not perceived as real work, performed within an employment relationship.Low levels of education among domestic workers and their position […]

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