Empowering women through investment and financial inclusion
By Hortense Mudenge, Chief Strategy Officer of Rwanda Finance Limited
Last year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index report ranked Rwanda as first in Africa and sixth in the world for gender parity. At 82%, Rwanda also has one of the highest female labour force participation rates globally, with women comprising 41% of professional and technical workers (World Bank, Gender Data Portal, 2022). Furthermore, Rwanda has the highest proportion of women in parliament globally, with women holding 61.3% of seats in the lower house of parliament as of 2022, and the most women in ministerial positions.
However, as yet in 2023, no country in the world has achieved full gender parity.
In July, Rwanda had the honour of hosting the Women Deliver Conference 2023 and welcoming 6000 deleg...