All Content Tagged “Gender Equality in the Workforce”

Blog

USAID and PepsiCo Work Together to Unlock Women’s Economic Opportunities in India

PepsiCo and USAID have partnered to develop new gender-responsive on-farm approaches that generate data and insights that will make a compelling business case for scaling investments in women’s economic empowerment within agricultural supply chains in India and around the world.

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  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
Blog

A Bright Future: The Story of How a Young Woman in Pakistan Became an Energy Expert

In a country where women account for less than 4 percent of staff in the energy sector nationwide, they are becoming the new face of the energy sector. USAID/Pakistan is investing in hands-on education for young women to improve access to the industry and inspire the next generation of energy leaders.

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  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
Brief

Fact Sheet: USAID Highlights Gender Equality Commitments at 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Read this fact sheet that highlights USAID's gender equality commitments, including Care Infrastructure, Gender Equality in Agrifood Systems, and the Women in the Sustainable Economy Initiative (WISE).

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Inclusive Development
  • Policy
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
Remarks

USAID/MujerProspera: Advancing Gender Equality in Northern Central America

On March 19, the USAID/MujerProspera: Advancing Gender Equality in Northern Central America event celebrated the innovative solutions and impact of nine organizations that have been working to advance gender equality in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Brief

Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Launches Women in the Sustainable Economy Initiative, Totaling Over $900 Million in Commitments

Read about Vice President Harris' Women in the Sustainable Economy (WISE) Initiative, as part of U.S. government efforts to advance the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All”.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women’s Leadership
Engagement Event

MujerProspera Closing Event with Administrator Power

The MujerProspera Closing Event with Administrator Power will celebrate the innovative solutions and impact of nine organizations that have been working to advance gender equality in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. 

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
Blog

The Nature of Fashion: Peruvian designers incorporate the textile traditions of an Indigenous group in the Amazon

USAID’s Amazon Business Alliance, a joint initiative with the Government of Canada and Conservation International, promotes economic development based on the sustainable use of natural resources and on gender and intercultural approaches to improve the people’s welfare and forest conservation.

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
Blog

Linking Gender and Climate: Gender Equality Resources from Climatelinks

Gender equitable and inclusive climate programming improves adaptation, mitigation, and resilience results while also reducing gender inequality and elevating women as climate leaders. 

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  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Inclusive Development
  • Women’s Leadership
Summary

Engendering Industries: Program Results

Read about USAID’s Engendering Industries program results, which increase economic opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated sectors, including the energy; water; infrastructure; and information and communications technology sectors.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce