Women hold significantly fewer jobs than their male counterparts, despite global equality movements and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programs taking hold in the workplace. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the global labour [c]
Kenyan women will have a higher chance of joining the cybersecurity profession following an affirmative approach taken by the Kenya Bankers Association, Serianu and USIU in their novel Cyber Shujaa program. The initiative has been [c]
Absa Bank’s SHE Stars Program has graduated its first cohort of 257 women entrepreneurs who went through blended finance and business development services capacity building aimed at increasing the growth and competitiveness of women-owned MSMEs. [c]
Affordable satellite communication technology is elevating access to in-demand skills and the latest learning resources for young girls in the Kajiado Central Constituency in Kenya. Less than 20% of girls from the Maasai community enroll [c]
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a special account for women running Small and Medium Enterprises. Dubbed Zawadi, the account is designed to enable women access favourable credit terms to grow their businesses from one [c]
KCB Bank Kenya has set aside Kshs 250 billion to fund women entrepreneurs in the next five years, cementing the Bank’s role in catalyzing economic growth. In a newly revamped women offering, the Bank will [c]
Equity Group has been feted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global SME Finance Awards 2022 as the platinum winner for the Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs. The Group was also named the silver [c]
By Susan Situma Kenya’s improvement in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2022 Global Gender Gap Index is a strong indicator of women’s growing participation in the country’s economic development. According to the report, Kenya’s global [c]
Standard Chartered in collaboration with @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has launched mentorship program targeting women in any field with junior level experience (2-3 years) seeking an entry into careers in Cybersecurity. This follows in-depth research and industry [c]
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Group CEO Nasim Devji has been listed as one of the ‘Top 25 Powerful Women in the C-Suite Impacting Business 2022’ by the Business Monthly magazine. Specifically, Mrs. Devji has been [c]
ESET is at the forefront of powering South African women’s progress in tech, one success story at a time. As champions of digital progress, ESET is proud to have women in leading roles throughout its [c]
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has launched a video campaign calling on the public to avoid and curb online abuse and harassment as well as physical violence against female politicians. The campaign, dubbed #HeshimuDada, [c]
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