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Women’s economic empowerment drivers - an evidence review of progress since the UN High-Level Panel in 2016

This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) focuses on evidence around the drivers of transformation of women’s economic empowerment. It looks at how women are impacted by social norms, law, unpaid care and other issues such as ways of working and ways people are hired.

The resource also looks at major global challenges that happened between 2016 and 2023, including the impact of COVID-19, ongoing conflict, climate shocks and politics.