Linda Scott

Jan 5, 2017

WEE News: December 29-January 4

See what happened this week in women’s economic empowerment news
 

 
(Week of December 29, 2016 – January 4, 2017)

The Problem of Underinvestment in Women-Led Small and Growing Businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean: ‘The Most Missing of the Missing Middle (M4)’ 1/3/2017
 

 
Oxfam Research Report

Women led businesses continue to suffer from underinvestment due, among other reasons, to gender discrimination, limited ability to attract investments (as a result of their smaller size and location in slow growing sectors of the economy) and insufficient financial services tailored to the needs of women entrepreneurs.

Store invigorates Nairobi women’s peacemaking group 1/1/2017
 

 
Crux (Catholic News Service)

How Katsina women benefit from goat breeding 1/4/2017
 

 
Daily Trust

Surrounded By Women: Sodexo CEO Michel Landel On Leadership 1/4/2016
 

 
Forbes

Nigerian Women Can Be Change Agents If Empowered- NGO Founder 12/30/2016
 

 
ChannelsTV

Soroptimist International vows aid in empowering women 1/1/2017
 

 
Baguio Midland Courier

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