One Woman = One Business

Women may well be the most important agents of economic development. In least developed countries, however, their need for higher education remains underserved. Investments of global business partners in business management education for women can be a key resource for filling this gap.

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ICRW Launches Leadership Council and New Leaders Circle

ICRW launched two new dynamic leadership groups comprised of an array of influential decision makers and authorities in politics, business, economics, finance, philanthropy, media, education and the arts.

Voice of America Quotes ICRW Researchers

In a radio series on the XVII International AIDS conference in Mexico City, Voice of America interviewed ICRW gender and HIV experts Laura Nyblade and Kim Ashburn on the need for a sustained focus on women and girls to drive HIV rates down worldwide.

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ICRW at XVII International AIDS Conference

Women Are Crucial to Addressing World Food Crisis

Policy-makers are grappling to find solutions to a global food crisis.  One answer, according to ICRW Director for Economic Development Rekha Mehra, is women.

Voice of America recently interviewed Mehra for an article on female farmers and the future of food security.

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ABC News Cites ICRW Research

ICRW research on the prevalence of child marriage in Yemen recently was cited by ABC News. The April 25 article details the successful divorce of an 8-year-old Yemeni bride from her 30-year-old husband.

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The Gender Gap is Still Open

ICRW's Kirrin Gill participated in a recent segment for Voice of America about the world's gender gap.  Gill discusses the clear link between women's health and the level of a nation's economic development.

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report.

Revised Stigma Toolkit Now Available

ICRW, the Academy for Educational Development and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance released a revised stigma reduction toolkit to help fight HIV- and AIDS-related stigma. 

The toolkit is used to facilitate discussion about the rights of positive persons and issues around gender, sexuality and morality.

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Women Fuel Economic Growth

ICRW President Geeta Rao Gupta in Financial Times

In this week’s Financial Times, ICRW’s Geeta Rao Gupta discusses the benefits of educating and empowering women to be effective agents of economic growth and change.

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Act Now to Help Stop Girls From Marrying Too Young

Join ICRW’s Video Campaign against Child Marriage.

Please take a moment to watch The Bride Price: Consequences of Child Marriage Worldwide

AIDS Fight Needs Focus on Prevention, Women

ICRW researchers participating at this year’s XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City emphasized that it is time to shift from an emergency response in fighting HIV and AIDS, to longer-term prevention efforts, particularly among women and girls.

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Facing Facts on HIV in Africa

In a July 5 letter to the Washington Post, ICRW's Geeta Rao Gupta challenges the assumption that marriage is a haven from HIV infection for women.

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Moving on Up:
ICRW Asia Regional Office New Address

ICRW Asia Regional Office
C – 139, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024

Child Marriage: We Have Solutions

In her latest blog post on RH Reality Check, ICRW’s Kathy Selvaggio asks why current legislation to help stop child marriage is not receiving bi-partisan 
congressional support.

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Comprehensive Gender Equality Program for Boys Launched in Indian Schools

ICRW in collaboration with local partners and the Indian states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Goa, launched a comprehensive gender equality program to teach boys about the importance of girls' education and the harmful practice of female feticide and dowries.

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The Atlantic Journal Constitution Quotes ICRW’s Laura Nyblade

The Atlantic Journal Constitution quotes ICRW’s Laura Nyblade on how stigma can undercut efforts to fight HIV infection internationally and in the United States in HIV-positive women not likely to reveal condition.

ICRW's Saranga Jain Speaks to Seattle's Culture Talk

ICRW’s Saranga Jain discusses child marriage March 27 on Seattle’s KKNW-AM 1150 Culture Talk with Kevin P. Henry.

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ICRW Published in The Lancet

“Women Deliver for Development,” appeared in a special edition of The Lancet. 

The article - written by ICRW - focuses on the need for maternal health to be viewed as an important factor in international development.

Clinton Global Citizen Award Recognizes Vision of NoVo Foundation

ICRW Leadership Council member Jennifer Buffett and her husband, Peter, received the 2008 Clinton Global Citizen Award for their “visionary leadership and sustainable, scalable work in solving pressing global challenges.”  The Buffetts are co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation, which focuses on empowering women and girls as primary agents of change. ICRW is a proud recipient of NoVo Foundation funds.

Presenting the award, former President Bill Clinton praised the Buffetts for their “innovative approach to philanthropy [that] has leveraged the capacity of existing organizations to affect real, positive change.”

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