how can we achieve women empowerment throughout the world?
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Although in many countries women are achieving equality in health outcomes and primary school enrollment rates, the world has not seen the same kind of progress when it comes to gender equity in economic opportunity. Women consistently trail men in formal labor force participation, access to credit, savings rates, income levels, entrepreneurship rates, as well as in inheritance and ownership rights.
Evidence shows that putting economic resources in women’s hands is the best way to accelerate development and sustainably reduce poverty.
Women typically invest in their families and communities significantly more than men – spreading wealth and increasing the quality of life for themselves and their families.
PCI has made a commitment to ensure that all of our work includes an explicit focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment.