Ecobank Kenya has launched a flagship program to empower and support women-led businesses.
The program themed ‘Ellevate’, is designed for women-owned businesses, businesses managed by women, businesses with a high percentage of female board members or employees, and companies that manufacture products for women.
“Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” —Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
“You don’t realise how many things have gluten in them until you just want a packet of chips, and the spices in them get you admitted into a hospital!” Makaziwe laughed as she explained to Amazons Watch Associate Editor in an exclusive interview about her journey of living with gluten intolerance. Gluten is such a common element in almost all of our meals. Most of our staple foods almost always include gluten in them, making it a battle for people living with gluten intolerance or celiac disease.
By Tanya Maswaure
We are all raised in different ways and in different houses. Everyone has their values and priorities, and sometimes your preferences may not align with those around you. This is why conflicts are inevitable. Some people think that if you have a dispute with someone, then you both are not meant to be friends, but actually, that’s hardly ever the case. Arguments are bound to happen even in families where everyone was raised under the same roof, with the same values. There is no way of absolutely avoiding conflict amongst your friends, which is why you need to learn how to navigate through them.
Although the current global labour force participation rate for women is just under 47%, women are forever competing and working hard to maintain their positions or get promoted. Research has shown that women work harder and produce more than men in workspaces. The gender salary gap is still prevalent in most places, and there remains a “pink tax” that has women making 81.8 percent for the same work performed by men. The reasons why women should take a break are ever-increasing, and it is known that all work and no play is never a good balance. Consequently, in this article, we discuss the importance of travel for women’s mental health.
The World We Want for Women (4W) is an initiative of the Amazons Watch Magazine aimed at collating and documenting a compendium of short stories from young girls and women aged 9-35, about their vision of the world they want for women. Consequently, strategies to effectively articulate and transition the vision embedded in these stories into reality will be developed and implemented by engaging multi-stakeholders with similar interests across the globe.
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” -Her Majesty the Queen.
