Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reema Nanavaty on Women's Economic Independence
Could a small loan and a basic business education lift millions of women out of poverty? The answer is a resounding yes, thanks to the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), which since 1972 has been helping marginalized women across India get the tools they need to earn and manage their own income. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a champion of SEWA, and Reema Nanavaty, SEWA’s executive director, joined Melanne Verveer at the Seneca Women Forum at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hear how SEWA is helping women achieve economic independence, why implementing simple organizational practices are the key to a successful business, and how technology is opening unexpected doors to opportunity.
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