Leadership

We place women and young people at the forefront, ensuring their voices and ideas are represented and put into action, and they have the resources they need to succeed. Our locally informed solutions increase the leadership and participation of women and youth at all levels of society, from increasing representation within the workforce to community-driven solutions to climate change. Having women in leadership is critical for a more equal world. Pathfinder’s solutions ensure gender equity—and that women’s leadership is recognized and drives real change.

Our Pathways to Change

• Empower women and youth economically by increasing their participation in the formal economy through vocational training, skill building, financial and digital literacy, and access to technology.
• Ensure women’s and young people’s representation on decision-making bodies.
• Engage women and youth as climate champions and connect them to jobs in climate-smart industries.
• Elevate women in the workforce.
• Contribute to policies that support the agency and rights of women and girls.

Our Focus

• Building inclusive platforms where women and youth co-design solutions with their communities.
• Expanding women’s access to education, training, and mentorship.
• Collaborating with the private sector to strengthen career pathways for women in the workforce and elevating them to leadership positions.
• Generating women’s demand for financial services and digital transformation.
• Promoting tailored, market-based solutions to women’s economic empowerment.
• Driving innovation in women-led enterprises and social businesses.
• Strengthening gender-based violence prevention and response so that women become more economically and socially resilient.
• Engaging women and youth in developing solutions to climate adaptation.
• Advocating to transform laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate gender inequalities and harm women and girls.
• Ensuring health and key equity measures are disaggregated by sex and age.