The Ministry of Justice has invested £15 million into organisations that tackle drug abuse and rehabilitation for women in the UK. The scheme will also reduce the £18 billion overall cost of reoffending for the taxpayer.
With the push for representation in domestic and global markets, the failure of gender equality still remains a prevalent issue for women across the UK.
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has given more than 5.5 million girls an education in Africa. The organisation tackles poverty and gender inequality. CAMFED allows women and girls to "unlock their power," and lead.
The global financial institution, Goldman Sachs has announced that it will invest more than 2 billion dollars into Black women-owned businesses and organisations through its One Million Black Women program.
Women remain underrepresented in the deep tech industry, but with a new 10 million euros grant to 134 female-led companies across Europe, progress can be made.
Analysis from the World Economic Forum last year estimated it would take 132 more years to close the gender pay gap - a disparity which has made little progress this year.
Announced at Biban 2023, the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East will help progress UNWTO's goal to enhance tourism for women's empowerment, as well as support tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the region.
The government is trying to encourage stay-at-home parents to return to full-time work with the new 30 hours of free childcare plan, after the increasing childcare and cost of living forced women out of work.
Even the UN has admitted that the world will not be able to achieve gender equality by 2030, partly due to the setback from the social and economic fallout brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
There is more transparency around gender pay gap reporting, which will help address the gap. However, pay differences persist in both the US and the UK.
Kearney's annual IWD research reported that less than half of female business leaders in the UK, US and Singapore are able to raise issues at board level.
Women's representation in the workplace has improved over the years worldwide but still remains weak in certain areas, especially for Asian female employees.
The 67th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women this year pushes for gender equality in the digital age, and the empowerment of women across STEM and Politics.
Statistics from XTB group suggest the percentage of women interested in financial markets has increased from 16 per cent in 2022, with women working in the financial sector contributing £1.12 trillion to the UK economy.
Carla Speight starts as a freelance photographer and becomes the CEO of Carla Speight & Co, with 10 years of experience, building her company from the ground up.
Aviation is responsible for almost 3 per cent of the global omission. At H2FLY, Mara Linn Beche, and engineer Debjani Ghosh are part of the change in starting carbon-free sustainable aviation.
International Women's Day reopens the debate on gender equality in the workplace, as women continue to be the driving force in sustainability compared to their male counterparts.
Deloitte predicted 33% increase in female representation, but in 2023 only 5% of leadership positions in the tech sector are held by women.
Recent survey reveals almost a quarter (22%) of those working in financial services have said there are no measures in their workplace to support female employees undergoing menopause.
The venture capital industry remains male-dominated, and female led start-ups face systemic biases as they struggle to rally enough funds for their ventures.
29 year old software engineer Nelly Cheboi up-cycles old computers discarded in America to teach young Kenyans digital skills and open new worlds for them,.
Since innovative technology continues to develop around the world, most entrepreneurs opt for e-commerce businesses, where they operate digitally or with the use of the internet.
