AI and Gender in Africa
By: Nagla Rizk
AI and Gender in Africa The original version of this essay was written as a section in a paper titled “Integrating Africa...
A Day Out in Wanyori Community
The purpose of my visit was to seek the permission of the community members to conduct research in their community and to fix an appointment with the women. It was a short visit since I needed to introduce myself to the women and also brief them on the purpose of the visit.
From Africa to the World: Unlocking Barriers for Women to Trade
By Philda Maiga
Trade is considered an important engine for growth. Studies have shown that trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, create jobs, and increase...
Vulnerabilities Exposed: COVID-19 and Informal Livelihoods in Egypt
By Nagla Rizk
This article was originally published by Medium
“I wish they let us move and to end the curfew, so we go to work....
IP, Gender, and South Africa: a Student’s Visit to Open AIR’s...
By Akkila Thirukesan
This blog is part one of a series into Akkila’s during her visit to Open AIR’s South Africa hub – the...
Les Femmes entrepreneures au Senegal : entre montee en puissance et...
Par
Aboubacry Kane
Aujourd’hui, les
femmes entrepreneures sont de plus en plus présentes sur la scène économique au
Sénégal. Bien
qu’elles s’engagent dans des activités entrepreneuriales, souvent de petite
taille,...
Empowering Indigenous Craft Women in Africa
By Desmond Oriakhogba
As an Open AIR NERG and QEScholar, I have been conducting research since June 2018 on the empowerment of indigenous craft women...
Bridging the Gender Gap between contributions to STEM Fields and their...
By Natalie Chodoriwsky
The Government of Canada’s 2019 Intellectual
Property Strategy has committed to “conducting IP awareness and use
survey to identify how Canadians understand and...
Trickles and Spouts: Translating Research on Intellectual Properties to Women’s Entrepreneurship
By Esther Ekong
I am currently conducting my PhD research about Nigerian women entrepreneurs in ongoing global debates about the role of intellectual property (IP)...
The role of intellectual property rights as a development tool for...
By Esther Ekong
Despite
the very significant role women entrepreneurs in developing countries play,
their businesses lack financial security, which in turn stymies their economic
growth. This is...
