by Carl Ocab | Jul 6, 2020
Investing in Women (IW) CEO Julia Newton-Howes joined YCAB Foundation Founder and CEO Veronica Colondam and RBL Bank Head for HR,CSR and Internal Branding Shanta Vallury Gandhi as panellists for Why We Need to Keep Fighting for Women’s Economic Empowerment, a...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 6, 2020
The global research evidence is clear: economic crises exacerbate pre-existing inequalities, damaging the employment opportunities and economic security of women more than men. The 1980s debt crisis, the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis...
by Carl Ocab | Jun 23, 2020
COVID-19 is a health crisis with far-reaching social and economic consequences, both immediate and stretching into an unpredictable future. Investing in Women recently commissioned a rapid literature review to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and previous pandemics and...
by Carl Ocab | May 26, 2020
As the second half of 2020 approaches, we realise how much COVID-19 has directly affected society, the economy, and our everyday lives. Women are disproportionately affected and experience from previous pandemics and economic shocks is clear: women’s economic...
by Carl Ocab | May 22, 2020
The global economy is in a continuous state of disruption. Lockdown and containment measures to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus have led to the suspension of business operations and the closure of establishments. The economic fallout is estimated to...
