Empowering women to reduce poverty

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Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

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The simple technology helping women escape poverty

A formal identity and a mobile phone are two key weapons in the global fight against poverty.

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Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

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Accounting for microfinance’s flaws

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Indonesia’s tourism a win for women

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What really works to reduce poverty

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Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

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More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women.

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Empowering women to reduce poverty

Zero-global poverty cannot be achieved if women’s empowerment is not prioritised.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

The simple technology helping women escape poverty

Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Accounting for microfinance’s flaws

Indonesia’s tourism a win for women

Where did India’s millions of working women go?

What really works to reduce poverty

Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

Empowering women to reduce poverty

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