Cooperativism: A Sustainable and Empowering Alternative

In 1959, seven impoverished women from the Girgaum region of Mumbai came together and borrowed 80 rupees — the equivalent of $1.50 — to go into business together making papads, a kind of crispy bread that is a popular snack in India…

Women and Economic Injustice

When it comes to growing inequality, women get the short end of the stick

It’s a well-known fact that global poverty is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. Poverty works its way into…

What’s Wrong With Current Solutions?

Today, arguably no proposed solution to global poverty is more in vogue than microfinance…

Welcome!

A bit about this project, and why it matters

Hi! I’m Pranay, a high-school senior from Minnesota. For my Contemporary Women Writers class, I was tasked with choosing a pressing issue that affects women, researching the problem and its potential solutions…