WEI 2021 International Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment: Increasing Resilience and Building Forward Better

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session 1

Drivers of Women’s Economic Empowerment: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Reform, Response, and Resilience

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session 2

Enterprise Development: Ecosystems and Opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Women-owned enterprises

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session 3

Intra-Regional and International Trade: Opportunities and Challenges for Women-owned Enterprises, Reform, Response, and Resilience

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session 4

COVID-19 Pandemic: Women’s Mental Health and Gender-Based Violence

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session 5

Drivers of Women’s Economic Empowerment: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Reform, Response, and Resilience

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session 6

Entrepreneurship Policy: A Gender Lens

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session 7

Inclusive Entrepreneurship Education and Training GEET + Strategy Pilot Study Synthesis Report: Finding and Recommendations

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session 8

Transformational Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs

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session 9

The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship

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session 10

Education and Youth: Access to Digital to Leverage the Youth Dividend

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session 11

COVID-19 Pandemic: Sustainable Communities and Environment

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CLOSING session

Women and girls have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Despite the barriers and impediments, it is important to focus on the opportunities.