UN announces first-ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment

Today, women globally earn less, have fewer assets, bear the burden of unpaid work and care and are largely concentrated in vulnerable and low-paying activities. To address these issues, the United Nations Secretary-General has appointed a new High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Supported by DFID – UK Department for International Development and an Independent Secretariat hosted by UN Women, it will make recommendations for key actions to achieve the ‪#‎GlobalGoals‬ as they relate to the economic empowerment of women and girls. Read More…