Posts filed under ‘Women’s Empowerment’
Trailblazing a path for women in clean energy
Editor’s note: The following post originally appeared in June on the U.S. Department of Energy’s website. Kim Saylors-Laster is one of 27 ambassadors for the department and MIT’s Clean Energy Education & Empowerment program. As part of her ambassador work, she is helping to select six outstanding women in the energy field to be awarded $10,000 for their accomplishments. Continue reading
August 28, 2012 Kim Saylors-Laster Leave a comment
‘She realized she had the ability to change her situation’
Padma is a participant in the Women in Factories Training Program
Last week I had the opportunity to visit with many of the women working in the factories in both India and Bangladesh who are taking part in our Women in Factories Training Program. Continue reading
May 31, 2012 Megan Murphy 1 comment
Partnering to keep a promise for women
Women in Factories Training Program session at MAF Clothing factory in Bangalore, India
When we launched the Women in Factories Training Program earlier this year, we knew that ultimately we are accountable to the women we are working to empower. If we at Walmart and our NGO partners do not create an environment where we are working together toward a common goal of truly empowering the women working in the supply chain, then we will have failed. Continue reading
May 29, 2012 Rajan Kamalanathan 2 comments
Women in Factories Training Program to empower more than 60,000 workers
Anju Ara, 27, moved from her home in Pabna, Bangladesh, to the capital of Dhaka to work in a garment factory with a dream to overcome poverty and have a better life.
Women make up the majority of the workforce in manufacturing industries around the world and help to produce many of the products in our stores. Continue reading
April 5, 2012 Sridevi Kalavakolanu 1 comment
Announcement Thursday on helping women in factories
April 3, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
