Microsoft, Pfizer Join $1 Billion Harris Effort on Gender Gap
- Package includes $528 million in private-sector funding
- Vice president focused on women’s empowerment on African tour
Kamala Harris speaks at a meeting with Ghanaian women entrepreneurs in Accra, Ghana, on March 29.
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Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a package of efforts — valued at more than $1 billion — designed to mitigate gender inequality in the global digital economy that includes contributions from Microsoft, Pfizer and other major corporate entities.
The package — released Wednesday while Harris was in Ghana — contains $528 million in private-sector and philanthropic commitments aimed at advancing women’s economic well-being in Africa. An additional $400 million will be dedicated to furthering women’s participation in the industry.