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The Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (Pub. L. 115–6 (text), H.R. 255) is a public law amendment to the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (Pub. L. 96–516) to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
Women's empowerment is key to economic and social outcomes. Benefits from projects that empower women are higher than those that just mainstream gender. [10] More than half of bilateral finance for agriculture and rural development already mainstreams gender, but only 6 percent treats gender as fundamental.
Women's Economic Empowerment Working Group, [19] a diverse group of people committed to advancing women's access to financial services, participation in markets and agency in making economic decisions. Peer Learning Group: Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women's Economic Empowerment [20]
The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women is an American 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organisation which, through its Peace Through Business program in Afghanistan and Rwanda, works to empower women "to grow their businesses, pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures, and become more active public policy advocates". [1] [2] [3] [4]
An August 2012 Implementation Plan set priorities for implementation of the National Action Plan. [3] Full implementation of women, peace, and security objectives put forward by the U.S. National Action Plan has been limited by external challenges ranging from lack of political will among international partners to societal discrimination against women in countries around the world.
To further support women's entrepreneurial endeavors, Bangladesh Bank offers collateral-free loans, extending financial assistance to millions of aspiring women entrepreneurs. This dedicated focus on empowering women economically showcases the government's commitment to fostering gender equality and women's empowerment. [citation needed]
Environmentalist Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an impressive feat in and of itself.What's even more admirable was her work in science, a field in which women faced many obstacles, as well as the time she spent getting her Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT– well, almost.
Women's economic empowerment, or ensuring that women and men have equal opportunities to generate and manage income, is an important step to enhancing their development within the household and in society. [101] Additionally, women play an important economic role in addressing poverty experienced by children. [101]