Discussing women’s rights is deemed inappropriate in Kazakhstani society, as is a woman’s desire to study or work. Yet, nearly nine million Kazakhstan women account for 40% of the country’s GDP. 43% of all Kazakhstan’s small and medium sized businesses are operated by women and 52% of the country’s sole proprietors are female. ForteBank is […]
In honour of International Women’s Day, London-based post-production house, Big Buoy, have created a representational video with one key message; Women should encourage each other. Boasting an all-female cast, the film features the Big Buoy girls, from producers to animation directors, sporting full-face balaclavas as they become a humanised metaphor for strength in sisterhood. The […]
Wunderman UK is launching a new initiative ‘Fund Female’, encouraging Wunderman employees to consciously support female-owned businesses. Starting on International Women’s Day, Friday 8th March, and running for a week, staff will take up the challenge to shop exclusively at women-owned businesses. The initiative aligns with IWD’s campaign theme for 2019, #BalanceforBetter. Wunderman has created a […]
To coincide with International Women’s Day 2019, a coding training program for young women designed to improve gender parity in the digital industries, has been developed by Sarenza with Serviceplan France and BECOMTECH. For Sarenza, a French company specialising in the online sale of shoes and accessories, equality between men and women at work is […]
METRO conducted the “International Own Business Study” in 10 countries with 10,000 participants in order to gain insights into how to further support independent businesses. The study also showed that women take a strong interest in entrepreneurship, with 45% dreaming of starting their own business. However, only 12% said it was ‘very likely’ that […]
The accusations of sexual harassment against women have increased all over the world. Movements and new outlets encouraged victims to break the silence, becoming news in the world media. Convicted and removed from their positions, household names have been taken ‘out of the game’ in a bitter defeat by ‘W.O.’. The initials, which mean winning […]
Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, kicked off the next evolution of its I’mpossible campaign with a full-page ad in The New York Times in honour of International Women’s Day. This next phase celebrates the courageous spirit and strength of female business owners and executives. Hiscox’s I’mpossible campaign, an extension of the award-winning Encourage Courage brand […]
Mindshare UK, part of WPP, is the first agency to join WomenPresent’s mission to increase the ‘podium share’ of women at public and private industry events. The organisation hopes to increase diversity and support the achievement of women globally. As part of Mindshare’s commitment to the initiative, the agency has been influential in signing up leading […]
MOFILM, the people-powered content company, has launched ‘Many Voices’, an initiative that asks filmmakers to pitch film ideas centred around an important theme or issue that matters to people around the world, with the first topic focused on women. Launching March 8th, on International Women’s Day, the first brief asks filmmakers to submit ideas for […]
Taking advantage of the International Women’s Day, Wunderman Buenos Aires wanted to highlight the gender violence women suffer every day. Therefore, together with “Fundación Mujeres en Igualdad”, they launched FEMPLEA. This new free app is the first labour bank created to take care of women apart from preventing gender violence. Because only women can […]