economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. Without gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Sustainable … Development Goals will not be achieved. Yet investments into gender equality and women’s empowerment are lagging behind … investments for most other goals. Implementing commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment requires a range of tools …

. Findings: The major findings are: (1) foreign aid, particularly aid targeting women empowerment and gender equal-ity, has … the micro level, gender-targeted aid has significantly improved the share of women in parliament and female secondary …

The economic and social imperative for women's economic empowerment is clear. Greater gender equality boosts economic … promoting women's empowerment, which the leaders see as a crucial contribution to promoting sustainable development. In this … the economic benefits of women's empowerment, both in the labor market and through more equal opportunities for boys and …