Around the world, women are at the highest risk of being poor. Greater economic opportunity empowers women--and their families--to escape poverty.
When You Teach a Woman to Fish, Everybody Eats
Women in poor countries are more likely to spend their income on food, education, and healthcare for their children, reducing poverty in the long-term.[photo credits]
When Women Thrive, Families and Communities Thrive
Imagine a world where all women are able to get a job, escape abuse, and feed their children. Imagine a world where women are free to thrive.
By helping local embroiderers in the Kachchh region of India sell their textiles to other markets, Chandaben Shroff has helped countless families escape poverty.
Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive's Co-founder and President on how women around the world are being affected by the financial crisis. Also see her Op/Ed in the New York Daily News.