BARCELONA — A reception celebrated the launch of the Women's Leadership Forum brought together 36 women credit union leaders from all over the world. Why?
Brian Branch, WOCCU executive vice president, spoke before a screen featuring a slide of an African woman, her face lined with worry. "These are the caretakers," he said.
WOCCU has long dealt with gender issues and how they relate to poverty. He has seen advances as financial services are opened to women in developing countries. Still, women do 50% of the work in the world, produce 50% of the food, but they own 1% of the property while generating 10% of the income.
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