Statistics Directorate. The initiative aims to identify policy and programme solutions to promote women’s economic empowerment by … recognising, reducing and redistributing women’s unpaid care work. This paper presents new analysis of time use data and unpaid … on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Specifically, the recommendations focus on how to recognise unpaid care work by …

It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy-along with the …

neutrality and suggests that some design features in these interventions can yield more positive economic outcomes for women than … for men. These include features in savings and ‘Graduation' programs that increase women's economic self-reliance and self … that address women's additional time burdens and childcare demands. Peer support may also help to increase financial risk …

promoting gender equality in education and health. However, progress has not been as remarkable in advancing women’s rights on … understanding the social norms governing gender roles in society and legislation that can facilitate or impede women’s asset …