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Rwanda’s attempts to boost its garment sector have sparked a trade war with Trump, and might have made it more difficult for women to get stable jobs in the nascent industry.
Child’s rights advocates welcome a global turn away from placing abandoned children in institutions. But while most people agree that home care is best for children, much of that extra care is being taken on by women. Experts say men will need to step up to make community care feasible.
Students are packing into coding courses at Rwanda’s colleges and Kigali is becoming a hub for tech startups, but women trying to make it in the country’s burgeoning ICT industry face prejudice and discrimination
Over the last decade, Rwanda’s government has launched a series of initiatives to help increase women’s economic participation. But many woman entrepreneurs say policies and regulations still make it difficult for them to launch and grow their own businesses.
Many of Rwanda’s illegal street vendors are women, many of whom are struggling to raise children alone. Now they’re in the crosshairs of a state crackdown, facing endemic sexual harassment.
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