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Reports | Women and Sustainability: Investing in Women Economic Empowerment


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Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject

Publication Date

March 7, 2011

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Investments in women's economic empowerment are a strategic means to create and support markets, by providing jobs, opportunities for professional development, financial literacy and access to banking, and start-up capital and capacity-building to help women run small businesses.

This brief provides background on women's economic empowerment issues and how they relate to business, and aims to provide companies information, process, and tools to identify and implement strategic investments in women’s economic empowerment.

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About the Author(s)

Racheal Meiers (née Yeager)

Racheal Meiers (née Yeager) , Director, HERproject

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Economic Development, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

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