Summary

Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps at work are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet too many gaps persist. How to accelerate progress? Through concrete actions by individuals, businesses, governments, worker and employer organizations, civil society, and multilateral institutions to drive change by addressing systemic constraints.

Citation

Klugman, Jeni and Laura Tyson. Leave No One Behind: A Call to Action for Gender Equality for Women’s Economic Empowerment. New York: UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.

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