Women's Economic Empowerment
Working Group Newsletter
January-March 2018
2017 Recap: What We Did in WEE

Together, we hosted 3 webinars, the Shifting Social Norms at Scale Practitioner Learning Group (PLG), a day-long WEE Twitter Chat, several blog posts, and the 2017 Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Learning Forum in Bangkok.
Technical Workshop

Shamarukh Mohiuddin, Director of the Economic Empowerment Program at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation presented on Engaging with the Private Sector on Women’s Economic Empowerment at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
Request for Proposals: Evidence and Learning Grant
Submission Deadline: March 2, 2018 | Savings Groups and Women’s Empowerment

The SEEP Network is soliciting proposals to address a specific gap in the body of knowledge on the relationship between Savings Groups and women’s empowerment. One evidence and learning grant of up to USD 90,000 will be awarded to a learning partner organization for a period of up to 12 months (from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019).
Thoughts on Scaling WEE


Hear from Sarah Hendriks
of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on scaling WEE and check out more interviews from the 2017 WEE Forum!
Share Learning Opportunities

The WEE WG has members around the globe. Please share your events, trainings, webinars, and new resources with fellow members. Simply send us information about future opportunities and publications and we will help publicize!
Vote on 2018 Webinars & Shape our "Back to Basics" Initiative

Several engaging topics for 2018 webinars came out of the 2017 WEE Forum and WEE WG Member Day. There was also a clear call to return to the basics of women’s economic empowerment. While innovation is vital, it is also important to regroup, think, and discuss essential nuts and bolts processes in women’s economic empowerment programming, including: sex-disaggregated data, engaging men, working with women’s associations, being specific about which women we are working with, ensuring active and meaningful participation when trying to reach targets on women’s participation, and more. Interested in working on this?

Please vote for your top four webinar preferences and sign up to participate in this initiative here.
New WEE Blogs
by Laura Kim, MarketShare Associates and the Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund

by Sherry Youssef, DAI
An Exciting Year Ahead: Plans for 2018
Learn about Shifting Social Norms at Scale
Facilitated by Oxfam and the SEEP Network, the Practitioners' Learning Group (PLG) on Shifting Social Norms in the Economy at Scale aims to better understand how to address social norms in the economy and create change at scale. Stay tuned for new resources!
Promote Increased Networking Opportunities Among WG Members
Members have requested increased in-person networking opportunities, regional meetings and mentoring. Want to see some of these ideas translated into action? We are currently looking for champions to help implement these activities.

If you would like to serve as a Member Champion or Contributor for any of the above activities, we encourage you to join our meetings or contact Facilitator, Lis Meyers!

Your Facilitators,
Erin Markel & Lis Meyers