Despite Africa having one of the highest rates of female entrepreneurship in the world, women-led businesses remain disproportionately smaller, underfunded, and often constrained to low-profit sectors ...

Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a "triple differential vulnerability" to climate risk ...

Ghanaian women entrepreneurs are breaking barriers and transforming local ideas into global brands, helping to redefine ...

The richest women in Africa have amassed wealth in industries such as oil, banking, and fashion. Discover how their vision ...

Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. World Bank’s recent report estimates that every dollar invested in ...

Career changes are rarely linear. I know that especially as a communication professional, turned lawyer, turned entrepreneur, turned editor. What I, and so many women like myself, have experienced has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. One example is April Springer, a former HR professional ...

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we spotlight the journeys of women entrepreneurs who are carving their own paths in the business world. Karen Appelgren, the community banking relationship ...

Kate Gannon receives funding from the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. She is also supported ...