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Issue 85 – August 2025

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Creating space for change

At Practical Action, working with women and addressing gender inequality is fundamental to everything we do. In this issue of Small World we share examples of our commitment to understanding how systems can be changed to better meet women’s needs, reflect their views and support their lives and well-being. We also share how we work with men, to engage and work constructively with them to challenge assumptions, prejudices, and behaviours. Because when women thrive, communities thrive—and that’s a future worth fighting for.

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7 reasons why gender equality is so important in our work…

A woman in a green shirt picks berries from coffee plants in a lush, green field.
  1. Gender inequality and poverty are linked
  2. Women feed the world
  3. The power of women in energy
  4. Gender issues in sanitation need to be cleared up
  5. Women are climate champions
  6. More women are needed in leadership roles
  7. Equal societies benefit everyone

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