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2022 was a significant year for Empow’Her. we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2023, but it was during this year 2022 that we embarked on a transformative journey that renewed our purpose, reinforced our internal workings and unlocked new opportunities for our organization.
To do this, we took a step back to examine our past achievements and imagine future prospects. For nearly a decade, we have provided direct support to more than 17,000 women on their entrepreneurial journey, raised awareness among 23,000 people in their communities, completed approximately fifty projects, and delivered over 7,500 hours of training.While our original focus was promoting women’s entrepreneurship, we came to recognize the difficult realities faced by these women on a daily basis. As such, we broadened our actions and expanded our scope: we launched feminist third spaces in Europe and Africa, developed a gender-based violence focus through our activities, began an awareness-raising programme through a village-based theater in Burkina Faso, and even used entrepreneurship to foster the emancipation of underprivileged young girls in Abidjan and San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire.
Yet, it cannot be denied that in the last decade, the world has
changed very little and may even have experienced setbacks
in terms of rights and situations.
The hindrances encountered by female entrepreneurs
persist, their path is still strewn with obstacles, and their
daily struggles sadly mirror a wider unequal and patriarchal
system. Across the world, women still experience significant
inequality when it comes to accessing economic resources
and entrepreneurship: 2.4 billion women of working age
live in economies that do not grant them the same rights as
men, and on average, women worldwide receive 24% less
revenue than men for comparable work.
Through the course of our actions,fundamental questions
have arisen within our organization: are empowerment
issues restricted to the individual level? Is it fair to impose
the burden of inequality on those who experience it and
who are frequently deprived of decision-making authority?
Can we genuinely support women without challenging the
system that subjugates them?
As such, the past decade has enabled us to equip ourselves with some strong beliefs: it’s not just a matter of achieving gender parity amongst individuals, as economic and gender inequalities are intrinsically intertwined with our societal and economic framework. We comprehend that the answers entail tackling cultural standards and discriminatory practices, along with the implementation ofmore encompassing and impartial economic principles for all. In addition,these solutions must quicken: as stated in the recent report from the World Economic Forum, it will require 135 years to end gender inequalities, with financial parity estimated to necessitate 268 years if we keep going at the present rate.
We are committed to supporting
women entrepreneurs within
a framework that promotes
systemic change.
Our goal is to create and promote a platform where women
can embark on their entrepreneurial journeys without
facing the obstacles imposed by a system that marginalizes
them. Our vision is for entrepreneurship to be a sector that
generates a positive impact, encourages solidarity and offers
protection, while enabling personal growth and learning.
We aim to support female entrepreneurs within an agenda
that promotes systemic change.
As such, we promote feminist entrepreneurship.
In this report, we provide a transparent analysis of our
activities, our findings, and our beliefs. We highlight the
experiences of the women entrepreneurs we support,
as well as our own. Our journey has always prioritized
experimentation and now seeks to systemize its impact. Our
aim is no longer to provide only temporary solutions, but to
reform the system itself.
The goal is ambitious, but we take inspiration from the bravery
and perseverance of thousands of women entrepreneurs
who share our desire for a juster and more sustainable
world.
Soazig Barthélemy
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