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Building Women Leaders--CEDPA's Training Programs
Date Published: 21 July 2008 Document Type: Briefs & Fact Sheets Issue: Capacity Building, Training Languages: English Purchase Method: Download |
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Building Women Leaders--CEDPA's Training Programs
Date Published: 21 July 2008 Document Type: Briefs & Fact Sheets Issue: Capacity Building, Training Languages: English Purchase Method: Download |
There is a wealth of evidence that documents the benefits of investing in women. Research shows that increased investment in women yields immense economic and social benefits, especially in developing countries. When women earn income, it is more likely to be reinvested in families and communities. Where the influence of women in public life is greater, the level of corruption has been found to be lower, according to institutions including the World Bank. Yet, there remains a large gap between this knowledge and allocation of resources. For more than 30 years, the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) has invested in the leadership and development over 5,200 emerging women leaders—and also youth and committed men—to build their confidence to lead, direct successful organizations, and change the social and cultural context that impedes women’s opportunity. CEDPA’s approach to advancing women’s leadership is based on the premise that development leaders share certain traits with leaders in business and industry, but also are called upon to model and act in ways that set them apart from counterparts in order to be effective as agents of social change.