The Director of Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Greta Bull has stressed the urgency of a nationwide implementation of Economic Empowerment Programme to close the gender gaps in economic participation.
Greta Bull made the statement while delivering her keynote address at the recent edition of Gender and Inclusion Summit 2024 (GS24), hosted by EDEN Venture.
While praising Nigeria’s new WEE policy, Bull noted, “The WEE policy is a strong blueprint for lifting Nigerian women and girls in sectors like agriculture, entrepreneurship, and emerging industries.
Including, uplifting and empowering more women to hold strategic positions and will help a whole lot in lifting women out of poverty,” she stated. The #WEEliftNaija initiative, spearheaded by EDEN at the summit themed:
“Reimagining Gender Inclusive Pathways and Partnerships for Poverty Reduction” which held at The Policy Innovation Centre, Abuja, explored critical strategies for empowering women across Nigeria.