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Literacy, Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development

Two-thirds of the world’s adult illiterates are women. Literacy is crucial for promoting women’s rights, achieving empowerment, enhancing livelihood skills, strengthening their participation and leadership in the public sphere, and ensuring gender justice. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, state under Goal 4: …

Economic Development through Women Empowerment

Yes, that’s true, you read it right! Over the last couple of years, women, particularly in the rural areas have started to take upon  themselves the task of ensuring income generation and local economic development in their villages. The factors responsible for this transition are not only widespread unemployment, but …