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As resilient as the native material she uses to create fine handicrafts Moring Aberion, owner of a small enterprise that bears her name, never limits her reach for markets and partners. In fact, she challenges the limits of her capacity … Continue reading →

Women are a driving force in national economic development and their share in the labor force and the business sector continues to rise. They are involved in enterprises at all levels as managers and owners, and have made an important … Continue reading →

A community-based people’s initiative to promote the use of environment-friendly technology and innovative ways of caring for and conserving the resources in the environment has caught the imagination of micro and small-scale enterprises in the southern Tagalog region (Luzon) of … Continue reading →

One of the top business awards given by Nepal’s business community went to a woman entrepreneur who dreamt of becoming an employee but ended up as an employer instead. Sharada Rijal, who owns and runs her company called Milan Garments, … Continue reading →

A shipbuilding project in Ghana, West Africa, involving a woman-led Philippine company, has been implemented with the training of Ghanaians at a shipyard facility in General Santos City, Mindanao in Southern Philippines. A first-ever interregional technical and economic cooperation, the … Continue reading →

Busy with cross-stitch work, a group of mothers in their early twenties to late thirties engage in hush-hush talk about problems of family life and how they are coping with it. In the background, cries of babies being given nutrition … Continue reading →

The participation of local government in the economic empowerment of women, particularly in developing their capacity to engage in livelihood activities, is an important factor in building sustainable and transformative communities. Women have embraced the triple bottomline concept in nurturing … Continue reading →

A number of women in micro and small enterprises from selected developing countries across Asia have realized life-changing results from their involvement in the economic empowerment global project of Unifem (now UN Women). The project has provided training courses on … Continue reading →

Women in farming communities and leaders from various sectors of Philippine society recently joined an open dialogue on the role of women and their contribution in agriculture.  Theme of exchange of ideas and experiences was “Women in Rice Farming”. The … Continue reading →

The Philippines is Asia’s best performing country in closing gender disparity this year, according to the 2013 Global Gender Gap Report. Previously in eighth position, the Philippines has climbed to fifth spot besting other Asian and non-Asian countries. Iceland remains … Continue reading →