Bancamía signs an agreement for gender equality in Colombia According to the PAR 2017 Ranking, in Colombia, women receive 22% less salary than men. The PAR Community was launched…
BBVA Microfinance Foundation headquarters lighted orange for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women This Saturday, the whole world donned the color orange for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.…
Women’s economic independence, an essential tool to end violence against women “If they kill me, my arms will stretch out of my tomb and I will be stronger”. This was how…
UN celebrates progress in gender equality and sets out the next steps The United Nations headquarters has been dressed since last Monday with the bright colors of the costumes of hundreds of women and…
Banco ADOPEM is recognized for its contribution to gender equality Banco ADOPEM has received the Award for Excellence in Leadership from Women’s World Banking for promoting gender diversity among its…
BBVAMF women: entrepreneurs in a present with a future Latin America is a place with great difficulties for women, especially in financial inclusion, development, participation in the labor market…
Over 37,000 women customers of Financiera Confianza are heads of single-parent households In 2015 Financiera Confianza supported over 58,000 mothers, 65% of whom –37,700– are heads of household; in other words, single…
Advances in gender equality would accelerate the eradication of poverty Only 30% of the world’s businesses are in the hands of women, and their companies are usually the smallest. Gender…
31% of Financiera Confianza’s female customers rose out of poverty in 2015 thanks to their entrepreneurship Over 33,000 of Financiera’s female entrepreneurs rose out of poverty in 2015 by running an enterprise with the support of…
68% of Banco ADOPEM’s portfolio are women Dominican women have increased their participation in the labor market. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Banco ADOPEM reports…
Enterprising mothers in Chile Almost 600 thousand Chilean women have turned entrepreneurship into their main economic activity. 87% of them are mothers and more…