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On the Path to Eco­nomic Justice and Rights: Side event on wo­men's eco­nomic em­power­ment

15.03.2021, News :

On 17 March 2021, the high-level side event will discuss women’s participation and decision-making in economic life, register now to join the event!
 

Germany together with its partners of the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights in the Generation Equality Forum and as the Chair of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) is organizing a high-level side event at the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on the women’s economic rights agenda.

This year’s CSW priority theme is set on women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

The high-level side event seeks to discuss women’s participation and decision-making in economic life. It will foster an exchange on cross-regional experiences and best practices to strengthen commitments on women’s full and equal participation in the labour market and women’s entrepreneurship within the Generation Equality Forum and the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights.

Among others, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller, will participate in this event.

For more information, please see the flyer and the concept note of the event. 

Ge­ne­ra­ti­on Equa­li­ty Fo­rum

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The Generation Equality Forum is a civil-society centered, global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France.