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IFC Gender Lead Sammar Essmat Blog mentioning CCIA BML

IFC Gender Lead Sammar Essmat Blog mentioning CCIA BML

  • Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/IFC_MiddleEast/status/1384865736590602244
  • Link to blog: https://www.zawya.com/en/business/how-covid-19-is-pushing-mena-companies-to-embrace-flex-work-cowzavjo

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Gender equality is smart economics that contributes to poverty reduction, strengthening resilience and boosting shared prosperity. In the Mashreq countries of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon important gains have been made in women’s access to education and health, but persistent challenges remain in women’s economic opportunities. For example, only around 1 in 5 women are economically active and less than 5% of firms are led by a woman.