Women’s economic empowerment is a powerful lever for change which can drive gender equality and elicit broader intergenerational benefits for women, their families, communities, and countries. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address obstacles that obstruct economic justice for women, advancing a new paradigm of economic empowerment.
Building on multiple international agreements and platforms, the SDGs call for greater funding, equal access to productive resources, sharing of unpaid care work, and accountability to boost women’s economic empowerment. This policy brief highlights facts, solutions, case studies, and calls to action to Boost Women’s Economic Empowerment.
