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Caroline Downey

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Executive Director
Organisation
Women Working Worldwide

Blog posts from this author

Gender picture

Gender Equity in Supply Chains: Future proofing

11 February 2022
Caroline Downey, Lucy Brill and Holly Woodward Davey reflect on the gender gains made so far, the reality of gender equity efforts today and the steps needed to progress going forward.
Male and female participants in a gender learning session, VP Flower Farm, Kenya

Gender Equity in Supply Chains: Education

1 February 2022
Women Working Worldwide's Caroline Downey continues our Gender Equality in Supply Chains series with examples of how different forms of education have and can drive progress towards gender equity.

Gender Equity: Top tips from Naivasha flower farms

21 January 2022
Women Working Worldwide's Caroline Downey continues our Gender Equality in Supply Chains series with more top tips from Kenya, following a visit to Naivasha's flower farms.
Photo by Patrick Sheperd/CIFOR.

Gender Equity: Top tips from Kericho tea estates

19 January 2022
Women Working Worldwide's Caroline Downey kicks off our Gender Equality in Supply Chains series with an introduction to WWW's partnership with HWW & Banana Link and top tips from their first trip to Kericho's tea estates.

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