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Reclaiming the Internet for Democracy: A Global Approach
Around the world, governments routinely shut down the internet without warning and require people to pay a tax to access social media. People who criticize governments online are often assaulted or j...
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The Election of President Maia Sandu: A New Era for Women’s Empowerment in Moldova

03.30.2021
Maia Sandu is making international headlines as the first woman president in Moldova’s history. Sandu, a Harvard-educated economist, served as Moldova’s Minister of Education from 2012–2015 and Moldova’s Prime Minister in 2019 before being elected president in November of 2020. Sheâ€...

Amplifying the Voice of Asian Women in the Economy

03.30.2021
Women around the world face legal, regulatory, and social barriers to doing business. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these barriers, by disproportionately impacting women-majority industries and placing the burden of care for children and the sick even more heavily on women’s shoulders. ...

Attracting New Members During COVID-19: Lessons Learned from AmCham Uzbekistan

03.29.2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the for-profit and non-profit sectors in Uzbekistan. In the year that brought immense financial strain and a shift in priorities to businesses all over the world, many business member organizations (BMOs) and business associations (BAs) struggled to retain membershi...

The Role of Microcredit Loans in Women’s Economic Empowerment

03.18.2021
Women entrepreneurs make significant contributions to the global economy year after year, especially through innovation, job creation, and wealth creation. Still, there is critical room for improvement, as women currently make up 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty. These women often fac...

Voices from the Field Series: Colombia

03.17.2021
CIPE staff members serve in the field year-round, helping launch and maintain programs to promote democracy and free enterprise. As the world marked International Women’s Day on March 8, our Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) asked several staff members to discuss the impact of their...

Voices from the Field Series: Colombia (Spanish)

03.17.2021
Durante el año, algunos miembros del personal de CIPE han trabajado en países alrededor del mundo, apoyando el lanzamiento y la implementación de programas para promover la democracia y el libre mercado. En reconocimiento del Día Internacional de la Mujer, el 8 de marzo, nuestro Centro para...

Women’s Representation and Economic Growth

03.15.2021
The success of a democratic system relies on its central tenets of equality and representation. However, in many countries, women’s voices in areas of decision making are continually silenced. As of January 2021, women account for only 25% of elected politicians globally. Though female representat...
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