Posts Tagged ‘women’s empowerment’
Women scientists to the fore
French-based cosmetics giant L’Oreal depends on scientific research to continuously improve its various skincare and beauty ranges. Every year, the company develops 5,000 formulas and just in 2008, it registered 628 patents. It employs more than 2,900 researchers, 55% of whom are women. L’Oreal...
March 12th, 2010 | Empowerment of Women | Read More
The Empowerment of Women
Women make up roughly half the potential workforce of the country, yet represent only 36% of the actual labour force. There is, moreover, a disproportionately large number of women in the informal sector, namely women who run small food stalls or who are casual and subcontract workers, and who do not...
March 12th, 2010 | Empowerment of Women | Read More