Welcome

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina; President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera; UN Secretary-General António Guterres; United Kingdom Secretary of State, International Development, Priti Patel; and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka take part in the "Leave No One Behind: Actions and Commitments for Women's Economic Empowerment" event on 19 September in New York. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

It’s time to act for women’s economic empowerment, say global leaders

A roundtable dialogue organized by the Group of Champions on Women’s Economic Empowerment and UN Women, urged action to advance women’s economic empowerment. Learn more

Purna Sen, UN Women Policy Director, moderates the “Empowering women in the economy” event held in London on 6 September 2017 to discuss how the private sector can advance the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) on Women’s Economic Empowerment. The event was co-organized by CARE International, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), Business Fights Poverty, and the HLP. Photo: CARE International.

Spotlight on private sector’s potential to advance women’s economic empowerment

Business leaders and global experts gathered in London to discuss how the private sector can advance the recommendations of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Learn more

Women's economic empowerment is a precondition for sustainable development, say UN High-Level Panel members

At an event in the context of the High-Level Political Forum, the High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment urges action to fulfill commitments. Learn more

Members of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment present Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with the final report of the panel at United Nations Headquarters on 13 March 2017. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

UNSG Guterres: “I am committed to women’s economic empowerment”

In accepting the second report of the High-Level Panel, UNSG Guterres committed to advancing the women’s economic empowerment agenda and driving the UN system to take action on the Panel’s recommendations. Learn more

H.E. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of Costa Rica, speaks at the Open Consultation on the work and deliberations of the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, held at United Nations Headquarters on 16 March 2016 during the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

President Solís (Costa Rica), HLP co-chair, asserts closing gaps for women’s economic empowerment

The High-level Panel gathers leaders from governments, civil society, business and international organizations to advance women’s economic empowerment and realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Learn more

Highlights

UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

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

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