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How High School Girls Are Building Financial Confidence 

Why financial knowledge—and the confidence to use it—matters more than ever  What does it take to become financially confident as a teenager? For the young women participating in the Enterprising Women Foundation’s Young Enterprising Women (YEW) Program, the answer...

Amid Ongoing Challenges, Peace Through Business Trains 30 More Afghan Women Entrepreneurs in 2024

Despite the extremely challenging situation for women in Afghanistan, Peace Through Business, in its 18th year (2024), trained 30 more Afghan women entrepreneurs from various provinces Since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we have pivoted our in-country training and...

The Economic Impact of “Gender Apartheid” in Afghanistan

This white paper analyzes how extreme gender inequality in Afghanistan—what many women’s rights leaders around the world are referring to as “gender apartheid”—affects the broader society economically. It considers factors such as Afghan women’s severe exclusion from...