Empowerment through Employment
/In overall society as well as within global business, the uplifting of women is on the rise. Individuals and organizations are realizing that it is key to support women and give them the space to be present and utilize their voices. Women are able to provide new perspectives and can increase the amount of visible and thought diversity. Both women of color and women of lower economic statuses have life experiences that can positively contribute to their impact at work, thus enhancing work environments and deliverables.
Hiring women in your workplace will positively benefit your business and will support the economic development of women. An article from UN Women lays out the benefits of women’s economic empowerment:
Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work are key
When more women work, economies grow
Increasing women’s and girls’ educational attainment contributes to women’s economic empowerment and more inclusive economic growth
Women’s economic equality is good for business
It is important to employ women, as globally they are at a disadvantage both inside and outside of the workplace. Universally women tend to be the most unemployed, bear minimal rights, and receive less pay than their male counterparts. By empowering women through employment, their lives greatly benefit as does the overall economy via organizations and companies.
“The male to female working age population ratio in Nepal is 100:125 , whereas the ratio of employment is a mere 100:59”
The Kathmandu Post sheds a spotlight on the current inequalities surrounding Nepali Women in the workplace, “In Nepal, women, despite constituting a majority of the working age population, are still under-represented in the labour force, especially in leadership positions . . . While the male to female working age population ratio in Nepal is 100:125, the ratio of employment is a mere 100:59.”
As women in a developing country, Nepali Women tend to be of lower-economic status while also being viewed as women of color in mainstream society. To provide work for more women in Nepal, Aatmiya Women presents opportunities for handcraft-based jobs as a way to sustain lives through both employment and education. Didis, Nepali women workers, carry the tradition of Nepal and are empowered through Aatmiya Women.
