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Greased by mobile money, remittances may accelerate even more

Global remittances are on the rise. Now, coupled with mobile technology, cross-border payments are even more effective at spurring poverty alleviation,...

Smart Economy = Laws that are Tailored to Women as much as Men

David Francis The surest way to empower women, close the gender gap, and ensure women’s participation in the development of their economy is through...

7 ways to support the next wave of women-led innovation in Ethiopia

While it’s International Women’s Day tomorrow, many of us at infoDev are trying every day to make women, specifically women innovators, central to...

The Gender Gap in Access to Finance

Leora Klapper International Women’s Day is when we celebrate the strides made towards equality, but it also reminds us that gender is a powerful...

Quotable: Mobile financial services won’t reach scale without women

With the right business training and equipped with a mobile phone as well as financing options, women can become financially independent and...

New gender benchmarking study: Brazil succeeding in providing a positive STI environment for women

However overall numbers of women in engineering, physics and computer science are on the decline São Paolo, March 7, 2013 – In the first gender benchmarking...

The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries

Just weeks ago Intel announced a groundbreaking new report focused on Women and the Web in developing countries. The report was released as the lead-in...