Women Empowerment
In Noida's gig economy, women are securing better pay through app-based household services, earning up to Rs 1,000 for a 12-hour day. Yet, they grapple with stigma from uniforms, inadequate rest facilities, and unreasonable client demands. Platforms like Snabbit provide training and incentives, but workers call for greater support.
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Bihar's Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, popularly known as the dushazaari scheme, has received over 23 lakh applications in just over a month. The total number of applications now stands at 1.8 crore, including 1.44 crore women who received funds before the assembly elections. The initiative is credited as a key factor in the ruling NDA's electoral success.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), with financial support from the Government of Japan and in collaboration with TradeMark Africa (TMA) and partners like Google, is launching a capacity-building initiative. This program aims to empower government stakeholders and private sector actors, including women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), to leverage digital technologies for intra-African trade. The effort arrives amid the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Bassil Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), announced that the agency has injected EGP 18 billion over the past 11 years to finance women-led small and micro enterprises across all governorates, contributing to the creation of at least 1.2 million job opportunities. Rahmy emphasized the agency's strong commitment to expanding services for women and supporting them in establishing and growing small and medium-sized enterprises. He made the remarks during the Carerha Summit for Egyptian Women 2024.