Browsing: International Women’s Day

Studies indicate that girls marrying or dropping out of school early are more likely to have poor health, bear more children over their lifetime and earn less in adulthood. Ending early child marriage according to a report (The cost of not investing in girls: Child marriage, early childbearing, low educational attainment for girls, and their impacts in Uganda), could generate up to US$2.7 billion in annual benefits (in purchasing power parity terms)which includes lower population, among others.

Moreover, it would contribute to increased earnings for women today had they been able to avoid early marriage, say, in 2015.

Instead, up to US$500 million is lost. The loss according to the report is due to risks associated with early marriage and childbirth such as under-five mortality and stunting for young children. Moreover, with a lower population, governments could invest resources to improve the quality of the services provided, instead of squeezing …

• A new finding now shows that women are now taking the lead in the transformation of Africa as the continent makes tremendous progress driving gender parity
• Zuri Foundation Chief Executive Officer Norah Muthoni Mumo said the past three years have seen an increase in women’s participation in societal transformation
• Accelerating progress towards gender parity could boost African economies by the equivalent of 10 per cent of their collective GDP by 2025

A new finding by Zuri Foundation indicates that women are now taking the lead in the transformation of Africa as the continent makes tremendous progress driving gender parity.

Zuri Foundation Chief Executive Officer Norah Muthoni Mumo said the past three years had seen an increase in women’s participation towards societal transformation in various fields, including political leadership, senior managerial positions, entrepreneurship, and sports and culture.

“More women are now in political leadership positions; women in corporate boards in Kenya …