The Coalition for Women's Economic Empowerment and Equality is an advocacy coalition that seeks to advance women's economic empowerment in public policy
We cannot let up. We must not let up. It is time NOW to #StopViolenceAgainstWomen everywhere - in institutions, in communities, at schools, in the household, online. And organizations must set a higher bar for accountability and transparency.
https://t.co/3EgoA7yHzL #16Days#GBV
As the climate changes, the demands on & needs of women entrepreneurs and workers in climate-vulnerable communities grows exponentially.
Learn more about the challenges faced & recommendations for countering the compounding impacts on women. #cop26
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The @CWEEE_Coalition recently came out with "Upholding America’s Commitment to Care at Home and Abroad." This Global Day of Action for Care, let’s double down on that commitment. #CAREday21
See our brief: https://t.co/1rcx1onbQH
The new @WhiteHouse gender strategy includes 10 priorities. Within these priorities is meaningful investment in care infrastructure to support families & the economy. #CAREday21
This Global Day of Action for Care, let's commit to making this a reality.
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“Several factors are making this economic crisis particularly rough for women workers. Women are overrepresented in industries hardest hit by the pandemic, including retail, hospitality, health care, and the public sector,” the NWLC told @thehill. https://t.co/BL94cOBEXk
💸Unequal access to economic resources
💸Discriminatory legal statutes
💸Biased societal norms
💸Gender stereotypes
💸Unjust pay
We can #EndPoverty only by ending discrimination against women and girls. #GlobalGoals
A growing body of research and experience shows that the economic empowerment of women is foundational to the success of international development efforts. It’s good for women, and their communities.
Women’s economic empowerment entails both having access to resources that create economic growth and the agency to act on and make economic decisions; access to resources as well as decision making power are interrelated and dependent.
Women’s economic empowerment entails both having access to resources that create economic growth and the agency to act on and make economic decisions; access to resources as well as decision making power are interrelated and dependent.
A growing body of research and experience shows that the economic empowerment of women is foundational to the success of international development efforts. It’s good for women, and their communities.
Why invest in #women? Research shows that it increases the social—and financial—returns on our investments.
In collaboration with its #2XChallenge partners & @theGIIN, @opicgov is working to set a global benchmark for #gendersmart investing: https://t.co/vlTUB9YVay
When we empower women and make sure they have the resources they need to succeed, we all benefit. At the #G20 in Osaka, we helped launch EMPOWER, a joint initiative to increase the representation and opportunities for women in the business world.
"We show that a family-friendly package of policies – including family benefits, pensions, healthcare and care services – would cost less than 5% of GDP for over half of countries with data." - Exec. Dir. @phumzileunwomen #WomensProgress2019#FamiliesOfToday