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  • Why Chile's government accelerator is investing in women-led startups

    January 04, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Chile

    Women are vastly underrepresented in founding teams of startup companies, and they face a huge disadvantage in accessing capital. The Chilean government has launched S Factory, a training program to prepare women entrepreneurs for the Start-Up Chile Accelerator. Since 2015, the program has funded over 100 startups led by women.

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  • The return of Mexico's midwives is helping rural and indigenous mothers

    December 15, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    The CASA school in Guanajuato was founded to train midwives and advocate for their role during childbirth. CASA's students receive an education in modern medicine as well as traditional practices, with the goal of being able to effectively care for indigenous women. The Mexican government recognized midwives as health care professionals as 2011, and schools based on the CASA model have been started across the country.

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  • Argentina is using tech to teach its youth about sex, drugs, and violence

    November 20, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Knowledge about sex, drugs and violence is alarmingly low in Argentina and surrounding areas, which has caused the government and other organizations to step in. Hablemos de Todo is an interactive online resource that provides information on a myriad of topics, plus a place for people to anonymously ask experts questions.

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  • How civil service reform could be the secret to Africa's development

    November 20, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Liberia

    Liberia is a country that has suffered from over a decade of civil war, as well as government corruption. New female-led government leadership has created the President’s Young Professionals Program that has enrolled and integrated young people into public service agencies and ministries. The program has succeeded in re-establishing trust in the Liberian government, as alumni are dedicated to the mentoring of others, and have achieved high-level positions in the public sector.

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  • Women are being failed by medical research—here's how policy can help

    November 20, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Bethesda, Maryland

    Medical research studies have failed to address the impact of gender, and some studies even exclude females in “later stage clinical trials.” This discrepancy results from women being underrepresented in the medical science. The Office of Research on Women’s Health has piloted a Policy on Sex as a Biological variable to fund research that is addresses gender differences; the National Institute of Health has initiated a Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers.

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  • This gender-sensitive data tool could revolutionise the fight against poverty

    November 08, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Currently poverty is assessed on a household basis, however individuals within the same house can experience poverty differently. The Individual Deprivation Measure will be the first gender-sensitive tool that will be able to help better inform policy and understandings of poverty.

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  • Jordan is solving its water crisis by training women as plumbers

    November 03, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Amman

    A program in Jordan works to aid in the country's water crisis by training women to become professional plumbers. While, traditionally, men take on the role of plumbing in Jordan, they're not allowed to enter a house if another man isn't present; training women to fix leaky pipes allows these jobs to happen quicker.

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  • How Ireland became a hub for female entrepreneurs

    August 31, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

    Ireland has grown over 500 hundred small companies run by women owners and managers through a simple but effective peer mentoring scheme. Female entrepreneurs participate in monthly roundtable sessions led by some of Ireland’s most successful businesswomen. Last years’ participants had remarkable combined sales growth of 28% in six months. The idea is to expand women’s aspirations for their businesses, generate solidarity, and provide results-driven support from peers with proven success.

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