Global Solutions Summit 2021, Side Event: Women’s Economic Empowerment: Pandemic Response, Recovery and Resilience – Building Back Better

WEI FORWARD 27 June, 2021 Advocacy, Communities and Sustainable Development, COVID-19 Response and Recovery, WEI Institute

The side event focused on the importance of gender economic equity across the SDGs, particularly in the context of policy responses to the economic & social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The goal of the side event was to focus on the importance of gender economic equity across the SDGs, particularly in the context of policy responses to address the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic as we seek to build forward better. This side event brought together some members of the UNHLP-WEE along with a range of policy makers, private sector, civil society and other actors to discuss the importance of gender economic equity, the devastating economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the critical contributions of women and girls for the pandemic response, recovery and resilience. 

The goal of the side event was to focus on the importance of gender economic equity across the SDGs, particularly in the context of policy responses to address the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic as we seek to build forward better. This side event brought together some members of the UNHLP-WEE along with a range of policy makers, private sector, civil society and other actors to discuss the importance of gender economic equity, the devastating economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the critical contributions of women and girls for the pandemic response, recovery and resilience. 

The work of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment (UNHLP-WEE), completed in 2017, focused on several key issues that are particularly relevant for building forward better and increasing the resiliency of women and girls in the face of future economic, environmental and social shocks. The 2021 Summit is calling for a Great Realignment including “a systemic transformation to ensure that economic activity serves the needs of all stakeholders, contributes to societal wellbeing, and operates within planetary boundaries.” 

This side event brought together some members of the UNHLP-WEE along with a range of policy makers, private sector, civil society and other actors to discuss the importance of gender economic equity across the SDGs, recognizing the devastating economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the critical role of women and girls for the pandemic response, recovery and resilience.

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