Tag: Women’s Empowerment
Fact Sheet: U.S.-Africa Partnerships in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Promoting gender equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world. Advancing the status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness—it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty and promotes sustainable economic growth, increases access to education, improves health outcomes, advances political stability, and fosters democracy. At the U.S.-Africa…