There are more women than ever in business today, yet most have only three-quarters of the legal rights that men have when it comes to career, finances, and work-life balance – this despite the fact that women-led businesses are vital not just for their reinvestment into household incomes and national economies, but also for their transformative power.
Read MoreCARE’s Women Shine economic empowerment project, developed with support from Tiffany & Co., has reached over 5,000 people over the last two years. Receiving entrepreneurship and financial literacy training through this project has transformed the lives of women like Mabinty Thulllah.
Read MoreAs Fashion Week kicks off this week in Manhattan, grabbing headlines and racking up celeb sightings, the reality is that the garment business is one of the leading employers of women around the world. Yet it is not one where women enjoy the same economic rights as men.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
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