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Why Mentorship is the Missing Piece for Young Women in Business

Founder, GWF·20 April 2026
Why Mentorship is the Missing Piece for Young Women in Business

Access to the right mentor can compress years of learning into months. Here is the evidence and what we are doing about it.

The statistics are stark: women-led businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa receive less than 2% of venture capital funding. But the gap is not talent, it is access. Access to networks, to knowledge, and most critically, to mentors who have walked the path before...

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