CWEE/CIPE facts
What are the three program models for success CWEE uses
What is WBRCs, WBAs and business networking
This country has the smallest gender gap in the world
What is Iceland
This country has the most female managers in the EU
What is Norway
Actions to avoid exposing participants to risks and unintentional negative consequences
What is the Do No Harm principles
She was the first woman in space
Who is Valentina Tereshkova
What are the three key areas to CIPE’s approach to women’s economic empowerment
What is Individual level, community level and institutional level
Which countries was the first International Women's day celebrated in
What is Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland
What percent of businesses in the US are owned by women
What is 42%
What other strategy is this a component of
What is the national gender strategy (or National Gender Equity and Equality Strategy)
She was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart
CIPE has WBRCs in this many countries
What is 5
In what country was an equal pay amendment bill passed in July 2022
What is New Zealand
This country has the most women business owners globally
What is Botswana
The name of a State Department project connecting women’s business associations across 18 Central European countries
What is We Champs
She was the first African American women in congress
Who is Shirley Chisholm
What are two examples of services that WBRCs provide
What is business skills development, mentorship program, local business database, training and consultation rooms, onsite childcare, co-working facilities
What country ended their ban on having pregnant girls in school in 2020
What is Sierra Leone
Which U.S state has the most women owned small businesses
What is DC
According to the US strategy on Global women’s economic security, how much could closing the global gender gap contribute to GDP
What is 5.3 trillion to global GDP
She was the first female lawyer in the US
Who is Arabella Mansfield
In what year did more than 120 people from 54 countries attend CIPE’s Washington conference to inform and support women’s business organizations in policy advocacy.
What is 1997
This country celebrates International Women’s day and allows women the day off from the workforce
What is Madagascar
What are the top three countries with the best environment for women entrepreneurs according to the Mastercard Index
What is the US, New Zealand and Canada
The four priority lines of effort in the Strategy
What is:
Promoting Economic Competitiveness through Well-Paying, Quality Jobs
Advancing Care Infrastructure and Valuing Domestic Work
Promoting Entrepreneurship and Financial and Digital Inclusion, Including Through Trade and Investment
Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Women’s Participation
She was the first democratically elected woman president
Who is Vigdís Finnbogadóttir