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Women's economic empowerment and enterprise

Great strides have been made to advance women’s education, civic rights and empowerment across the world. Women in entrepreneurship is one such example.

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Women's leadership and participation in decision-making in the Commonwealth

Featured article by Commonwealth youth correspondent, Michael Gyekye of Ghana.

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Video: Choosing to change lives from the Commonwealth Women Leaders’ Summit

Visionary women leaders in government, business and civil society from across the Commonwealth came together in London today to identify practical steps to achieve gender equality and the protection and empowerment of women and girls.

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Commonwealth Women Leaders’ Summit: Choosing to change lives

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Women Leaders’ Summit – Opening remarks by Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC

A welcome to all to Marlborough House for the inaugural meeting for women leader’s across the Commonwealth.

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Commonwealth Secretary-General accelerates work to empower women

Patricia Scotland convenes the first Commonwealth Women Leaders’ Summit to start work on the Secretariat’s Gender Equality Framework 2020.

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Action on gender equality core to success of the Commonwealth, says Secretary-General

Patricia Scotland will argue action on gender equality and women’s empowerment is “core to the success of the Commonwealth” at this Thursday’s Women Leaders’ Summit.

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Commonwealth launches legal resource on violence against women

The Commonwealth will launch the first ever resource in East Africa to provide legal benchmarks on dealing with cases of violence against women.

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Commonwealth project to boost the number of Tanzanian women leaders

Tanzanian citizens will be the first to benefit from a Commonwealth-wide initiative to put more women at the helm of public and private sector organisations.

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11th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministerial Meeting

5 September 2016 to 8 September 2016

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The 11th WAMM will be hosted by the Government of Samoa on the theme of ‘Gender equality through sustainable development in an inclusive commonwealth’.

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Business groups agree plan to support Commonwealth businesswomen

Ahead of the Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting in Samoa next September, two prominent business groups have joined forces to help financial institutions support the economic empowerment of women.

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Commonwealth Secretary-General says ‘No More’ to domestic violence

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland made a heartfelt appeal today in support of a new campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence in the United Kingdom.

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New Commonwealth judicial book targets violence against women in Asia

Judges and human rights experts from Commonwealth countries in Asia will meet in Bangkok to develop a judicial resource book to help them handle cases involving violence against women and girls.

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International Women’s Day: ‘We must put right all the ills against women’

“Any gender disadvantage in education is not only morally deficient but is also economically inefficient.” stated Guy Hewitt, the Barbados High Commissioner to the UK.

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International Women’s Day 2016

Statement to mark International Women’s Day 2016 throughout the Commonwealth

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International Women’s Day 2016: Ending global inequality in education

To mark International Women’s Day, the Commonwealth Secretariat will hold a panel discussion in London on 8 March under the theme, 'Sustained education of women and girls for their economic and political empowerment'.

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International Women's Day - Panel discussion at Marlborough House

8 March 2016 to 8 March 2016

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To commemorate IWD the Commonwealth Secretariat will be holding a panel discussion on: 'Sustained education of women and girls for their economic and political empowerment'.

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Women's economic empowerment and enterprise

Women's leadership and participation in decision-making in the Commonwealth

Video: Choosing to change lives from the Commonwealth Women Leaders’ Summit

Commonwealth Women Leaders’ Summit: Choosing to change lives

Women Leaders’ Summit – Opening remarks by Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC

Commonwealth Secretary-General accelerates work to empower women

Action on gender equality core to success of the Commonwealth, says Secretary-General

Commonwealth launches legal resource on violence against women

Commonwealth project to boost the number of Tanzanian women leaders

11th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministerial Meeting

Business groups agree plan to support Commonwealth businesswomen

Commonwealth Secretary-General says ‘No More’ to domestic violence

New Commonwealth judicial book targets violence against women in Asia

International Women’s Day: ‘We must put right all the ills against women’

International Women’s Day 2016

International Women’s Day 2016: Ending global inequality in education

International Women's Day - Panel discussion at Marlborough House

It is time for quotas and targets on women leaders

Jamaican named Commonwealth Women Entrepreneur of the Year

Survivors lead charge to end child marriage in the Commonwealth

Women’s Forum urged to ‘be bold and hold leaders accountable’

Malta Prime Minister opens first Women’s Forum

Amplifying the voices of women

International Day of Rural Women: statement by Secretary-General

International Day of the Girl Child: statement by Secretary-General

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