Promoting Gender Equality through Social Innovation

From women-only taxi companies in New Delhi to smokeless stoves in Uganda, innovation can transform the lives of women and girls around the globe. While it is well known that social innovation and women’s empowerment are each processes that drive change, there is little research to date connecting social innovation to the empowerment of women and girls. This project will identify how social innovation connects to women’s empowerment through a partnership with MATCH International. This project will support MATCH through the launch, development and growth of the Women’s Fund for Social Innovation. As the first of its kind in Canada, the fund will invest in innovation projects proposed by women and girls in the global South.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bipasha Baruah

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Partner:

Match International

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Western University

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