Women empowered to break cultural barriers ahead of 2022 elections
UN Women have embarked on a campaign to help women aspiring for various leadership positions to break cultural barriers that have denied them from clinching...
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UN Women: Which will be the first nation to issue a gender bond?
During the previous weekend, the leaders of the G7 countries committed to a faster and more evenly distributed economic recovery, to investments in a more...
UN Women calls on countries to accelerate progress in women assuming decision- making roles
New analysis from UN Women shows that despite women’s increased engagement in public life, equality remains far off. For example, women serve as Heads of...
AfDB mulls $5 billion funding for women enterprises within five years
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has developed a strategy that will see women enterprises in the continent have access to at least $5 billion (Kshs....
International Day of Rural Women marked amid calls for proactive action
Kenya joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2020 International Day of Rural Women Thursday amid calls on the government to adequately equip...
Del Monte commits towards UN Women health and empowerment program
Del Monte Wednesday announced that its subsidiary Fresh Del Monte Kenya has partnered with the UN women health and empowerment program. By the year 2024...
Insufficient data compromising achievement of gender equality
Insufficient data has been cited as a major hindrance to the realization of gender equality especially in land ownership. According to UN Women statistics, 80%...
NSE to support gender equality
By Obrien Kimani/Christine Muchira Listed companies will now be required to outline their strategies to adopt women in management and directorship positions. This is one...