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Women’s Socioeconomic Empowerment

OUR MISSION

We empower women worldwide to overcome socioeconomic challenges in their lives and join a network of individuals striving for equality and representation. We endeavor for individuals to learn the reality of struggles across the globe for the purpose of education and inclusivity.

GLOSSARY

Socioeconomics

A way to describe the differences in a group of people's financial situation and social class. It is based on aspects such as income, education, and type of job.

Human Development

The process of bettering human's lives through providing opportunities, expanding freedoms, overall giving more value to the quality of people's lives.

Human Development Index

This index measures human achievements and developments in three dimensions: long and healthy lives, knowledge, and standard of living.

Women's

Empowerment

The process of which women are able to gain control over their lives and make their own choices. This is crucial, as women are valuable parts of society.

"WOPOW"

WOPOW is a abbreviation from "Women's Empowerment, created by our very own team!

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

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FEMALE SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT IN SENIOR/MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

This heat map depicts the areas where female management roles are prevalent or not as common. As the data shows, there is a higher concentration of females in management roles in Europe, Central America, and parts of South and East Africa.

Research shows that men are often seen as more capable and competent of leadership when compared to women.
Limited access to networks and opportunities can stunt women's potential to advance their careers.
A lack of female representation for role models can challenge individuals to see themselves as leaders. "Only 8% of S&P 500 CEOs are women"

-Forbes, "Five Reasons Why We Don’t See More Women In Leadership Roles"

FEMALE INTERNET USERS VERSUS FEMALES WHO OWN A MOBILE PHONE

With a higher percentage of females who own a mobile phone, there is an increase in female internet users. This is a direct positive correlation. Generally, countries with a stable internet connection have a higher human development index, which links to an increase in advanced technology.

"Parental restrictions and social norms, rather than cost or access, may be responsible for the disparity"
"For every 15 boys who own a phone, only 10 girls do"

-Wamu 88.5, "Why Teen Girls And Boys Don’t Have Equal Access To Mobile Phones"

FEMALE INTERNET USERS AS A % OF TOTAL FEMALE POPULATION

There is a somewhat clear correlation between HDI rank and this metric: countries in the Very High HD category tend to have the highest percentages of female internet users (UAE and Bahrain are the highest with 100%).

Mozambique, Niger, and Burundi are the three lowest ranking countries in this category, with their HDI ranks of 185, 189, and 187, respectively—amongst the lowest in the world.

There is a stark and vast disparity in the world in terms of women's technological empowerment.

COMPARISIONS ACROSS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

women with account at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider (ex. apple pay) (%)

There is a stark difference between the rates of women with accounts either at a financial institution and a mobile-money-service provider in areas of Very High Human Development as opposed to Low Human Development. The top ten countries with the highest reported value are incredibly high, the values are decimal values away from each other. On the other hand, the top ten countries under the Low Human Development index vary widely, and their percentages are nowhere near the formerly referred graph.

Having financial independence is an important aspect of women's empowerment. Women often do not have the same amount of financial opportunities as men, and this difference is seen especially across the spectrum of Human Development rankings. There are still numerous nations across the world that do not ensure protection against gender discrimination laws to open a bank account/use credit. Without this freedom, it can be hard for women to survive on their own, and force them to rely on others, which can lead to (or be caused by) controlling, unhealthy relations.

VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

female share of seats in local governments (%)

The bar graphs above illustrate the percentage of the seats that women hold in their local governments in Very High & Low Human Development areas. While still not reaching 50% in either, the dispersal in the Very High Human Development graph shows more promise in its top countries. In the Low Human Development graph, we can see a competitive top percentage, but such a wide range thereafter with most countries falling under 30%.

While representation is important in all levels of government, this is especially true on a local scale. Local authorities have the power to address equality in a more impactful way, and promote women's perspective while making important decisions. Even though it still happens today, it not likely that men can accurately make decisions for everyone, on behalf of roughly half of the population. That is why it is so important to have women in our local governments, so they can effectively address and meet women's concerns. A lot of other financial and socioeconomic factors are linked to this, as with no representation in government, life can be an endless cycle of injustice for women, especially in less developed countries.

WOMEN

BREAKING BARRIERS

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia

Sirleaf was the first female democratically-elected president of Liberia. She led Liberia to reconciliation after civil war and mitigated the 2014-2015 Ebola Crisis.

“Increasingly there is recognition that full gender equity will ensure a stronger economy, a more developed nation, a more peaceful nation. And that is why we must continue to work" - Sirleaf

Michelle Bachelet served as a human rights advocate, first Executive Director of UN Women, and a UN Human Rights Chief. However, her journey to these positions was far from perfect. After her father was arrested in 1973 for opposing a military coup, she was arrested and sent to prison where she was tortured. After she was released from exile, she completed her medical degree and became more involved with social activism - breaking barriers and fighting for a better world!

Michelle Bachelet,

First Female President of Chile

-UN Women, "Women leaders we admire"

-Biography, "Michelle Bachelet"

GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

1 understand

2 empower

3 share

Formulate national laws of inheritance and succession to guarantee women their rights of inheritance and ownership of land and property.
Accelerate women’s access to capital by developing national-level strategies involving governments, private-sector banks, and micro-finance institutions.
Investing in infrastructure to reduce women’s and girls’ time burdens, as unpaid work is productive in its own right, and are determinant of women’s ability to devote time and energy to economic activity.

– UNDP

One issue women face online is harassment: The Girl Effect report suggests that schools around the world include digital safety lessons in their curriculum, including information on how to block callers and online harassers. Girl Effect also suggests that nonprofit organizations and government bodies work with teachers and parents to destigmatize phone use so that girls can openly access phones, and adults can better control and supervise their use.