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Malawi co-ops mark International Year of the Woman Farmer

Dr Sarah Alldred reports from the country's second National Cooperative Trade Fair

Help the Asia Pacific region track women’s leadership in co-operatives

The ICA office hopes the study will 'support advocacy, policy engagement, and stronger programme design'

Co-op fund launched to lift women out of poverty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

Women have been urged to join co-operative societies so they can take part in the programme

Co-op Group launches toolkit to help businesses close gender pay gap

It covers areas such as hiring, menopause and menstrual health support, flexible working, parental and carers’…

68m dirham fund for Morocco’s co-op and social economy

Head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, said the fund will support a national strategy for the solidarity…

Meryem Women’s Cooperative: A look at Turkey’s first green SSE co-op

The co-op aims to empower women 'who have been pushed out of life' with employment opportunities…

Australian co-op apex launches women’s leadership network

Eliza's Network, named after a Rochdale Pioneer, brings together current and former sector CEOs from around…

Unimed co-op joins campaign to tackle violence against women

The Brazilian medical co-op network will help promote and expand the government's Before It Happens programme

Women co-op leaders from Asia-Pacific look to a more equal future

Rebecca Harvey reports from an ICA summit in Vietnam for women leaders

Research from Coop France looks at gender equality in nation’s co-ops

Men earn 11.2% more than women in co-operatives, compared to 17.9% in the rest of the…

ICA Gender Equality Committee releases International Women’s Day statement

Co-operatives offer “unique opportunities for women to gain ownership, raise their voices, and participate actively in…

ICA Gender Equality Committee urges action to stop violence against women and girls

Only 5% of government aid is focused on tackling violence against women and girls, UN figures…