by Enterprising Women Foundation | Afghanistan, Blog, Position & Policy Reports
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...
by Enterprising Women Foundation | Afghanistan, Blog, Position & Policy Reports, Press Release
Mr. President, Thank you!Excellencies,Thank you for this opportunity to address you on the women’s economic situation in Afghanistan. I am Manizha Wafeq, Co-founder of the Afghanistan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Director of Global/Afghanistan...
by Enterprising Women Foundation | Position & Policy Reports
By Terry Neese In 1976, I was a successful new business owner who decided it was time to purchase an office for my growing company. At that time, an Oklahoma law required me to obtain a male relative’s signature to obtain a loan; I was completely unable to borrow...
by Enterprising Women Foundation | Position & Policy Reports
Is the rise in female entrepreneurship due to the fact that women tend to have companies or organizations that are more focused on the greater good? Recent studies have shown female entrepreneurs who receive micro-loans are more likely to use that money building their...
by Enterprising Women Foundation | Position & Policy Reports
Click here for original article. Building Economic Stability through Education and Empowerment By Charlene Lake Over the last two weeks I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with an incredible group of women entrepreneurs who have traveled thousands of miles to be...
by Enterprising Women Foundation | Position & Policy Reports
By Dr. Terry Neese According to the Center for Women’s Business Research, 8 million U.S. businesses are currently women-owned. Women-owned firms have an economic impact of $3 trillion dollars in annual revenues and they have approximately 23 million employees (or...
