Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women buy and see vegetables at the municipal market in Tucuru, Guatemala.

Women’s economic empowerment exists when women can equitably participate in, contribute to, and benefit from economic opportunities as workers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and investors. This topic includes: women’s leadership, women’s wage employment, and women’s entrepreneurship

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Whilst there is increasing recognition of unpaid care work and its impact on women’s economic empowerment (WEE), there remains little practical guidance on how to foster its reduction and redistribution among society.

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