Give Women Access to Credit

Give Women Access to Credit

  • signatures:
  • deadline: ongoing
  • signature goal: 17,500
  • Target: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Sponsored by: FINCA
Women comprise 70 percent of the world's poor, even though an increasing number are the primary breadwinners in their families.

Because they are poor, women have less access to credit and thus can't invest in ways to increase their income to better provide for their children. Microfinance programs combat poverty, especially for women, by providing financial services for the poor. Raising women's incomes have incredible effects. Their children get a healthier diet, and a chance to go to school, expanding their lifetime opportunities.

Enabling women to earn a better income is the first step to breaking the viscous cycle of poverty. Tell Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to focus on programs that lift women out of poverty.
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