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Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
Gender data on education, health, and other sectors can guide policy interventions that aim to help reduce the gender gap.
Empowering women to take greater control over their resources would give them the tools for lifelong change.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
Putting resources toward specialized training, mentoring and confidence building is a successful formula for giving greater voice to women in the countryside.
Introduce interventions that address childcare issues and employment segregation.
A well-crafted action plan has helped women in Bangladesh who want to start small and medium-sized enterprises have a more equal playing field with men.
Develop and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based national MSME development strategy.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Mainstream gender inclusion and climate resilience into infrastructure development to improve quality of life and meet sustainability goals.