Around the world, women are at the highest risk of being poor. Greater economic opportunity empowers women--and their families--to escape poverty.
When You Teach a Woman to Fish, Everybody Eats
Women in poor countries are more likely to spend their income on food, education, and healthcare for their children, reducing poverty in the long-term.[photo credits]
When Women Thrive, Families and Communities Thrive
Imagine a world where all women are able to get a job, escape abuse, and feed their children. Imagine a world where women are free to thrive.
On March 18, 2010 MediaGlobal highlighted a New ActionAid's report that explains the ways in which violence against women needs to be addressed before the global development goals that are set can be met.
On March 19, 2010, Women Thrive’s Ritu Sharma and Nora O’Connell blogged for the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) on the role of gender in effective development.