Greater Than the Sum
The "Greater than the Sum" series highlights stories of women leveraging their economic power to create exponential impact in their own lives and the lives of those in their communities.
When women are able to fully pursue economic opportunities and make decisions over their own lives, their families, communities and countries will be stronger and more resilient. But nothing is more powerful than hearing from women themselves. Featuring the stories of five passionate women from around the world, this series brings you along their journeys of breaking the status quo while also opening doors for other women to claim their own economic power.
In each episode, we peek into the lives of women who share their interests, their aspirations, the challenges they face, and demonstrate just how important women’s power is. This story series reveals how women’s ability to thrive, especially in the economy, requires that systems are designed to support them.
Capital
In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, women business owners receive as few as 10% of loans issued to small and medium-sized businesses, creating an estimated $1.7 trillion financing gap for women entrepreneurs. When women don’t have the same access to much-needed capital as men, it holds back women, their businesses, and entire economies.
See how access to capital for women entrepreneurs fuels economies
Women’s health
When the odds were against her, Dr. Stellah Bosire overcame every barrier imaginable. Today, she pays it forward to her community in Kibera, Kenya to ensure that women have access to the health care they need, while forging paths for women entrepreneurs along the way.
Child care
Affordable, high-quality childcare has the power to transform lives—and economies. For one Kenyan mother, childcare was the difference between losing her job and starting and growing her own successful business.
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