Women Wielding the Workplace (WWW): Empowering Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Since 2021, the Women Welding the Workplace (WWW) project, a collaboration between Contact Base and the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, has been driving transformative change by empowering women and enhancing their economic participation. With a focus on Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and the USA, WWW developed a sustainable regional network connecting industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and life-skill professionals.
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Enabling Livelihoods: Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs for a Brighter Future
According to researches on rural
women’s participation in the economy, women entrepreneurs contribute around 3% of India’s GDP,
and this number is steadily growing. As more women venture into businesses, they are creating new
economic opportunities, reshaping their lives, and, in turn, their communities.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs : Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship Across East and North East India
Since 2023, we are working to strengthen Women Entrepreneurship across North and North-East India, with a special focus on geographically remote areas.
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Peol- a story of weaving women’s entrepreneurship by blending traditional practices
The story of Ausgram Kantha artisans, becoming protagonists of their own economic development.
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Rising Women: Exploring New Sectors, Embracing Collaborations
According to the PLFS Report, the female labor force participation in India rose by 4.2% in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. However, more advocacy is still needed to increase the number of women in the workforce. It is the need of the time to find more ways to generate employment for women by exploring new sectors and tools that are being used worldwide to harness women’s potential across sectors in diverse roles and the roles of network in fostering collaboration for growth.
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A Leap Towards Equitable Future: Empowering Women in Data-Driven Decision Making
While navigating through a world increasingly reliant on data-driven decision-making, it’s imperative to pause and reflect on the underlying questions: How accurately do the available data reflect the diversity of our society? Are women’s voices adequately represented within the datasets that are driving predictive models and influencing decisions?
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