
Highlights
What is the HLP?
The UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment makes action-oriented recommendations on how to improve economic outcomes for women in the context of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, promoting women’s leadership in driving economic growth, and galvanizing political will power. More
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Seven drivers of transformation
From the wealth and diversity of experience around the world, the High-Level Panel identified seven primary drivers of transformation. For each of these, the panel highlights concrete actions and interventions that are proven—in the sense that they have demonstrated impact in reducing gender gaps—or promising—in the sense that experience and analysis to date suggest valuable potential. More
Panel reports

Latest news
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High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
See a glimpse of the journey of the High-Level Panel and the work of its members to advance transformative actions for women’s economic empowerment.