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Structural reform and SMEs
42,000
by
jobs to be created for women
UN Women and Coca-Cola
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conditions and opportunities that take
into account women’s unique needs and
contributions. For example, UN Women
is working with Australia’s Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Markets
for Change project to ensure that markets
in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
are safe, inclusive and non-discriminatory,
and to promote gender equality and
women’s empowerment.
Decent work opportunities for women
should extend to the green, low-carbon
economy. This requires support for skills
development and innovative technical
education for women.
Women’s Empowerment Principles
In addition to government-led initiatives,
the private sector has a central role to
play and must be actively engaged. Action
could include implementing the Women’s
Empowerment Principles, which offer
guidance to empower women in the
workplace, marketplace and community, as
well as strategic partnerships that support
the acquisition of experience. For example,
UN Women is working in Brazil, Egypt and
South Africa, in partnership with Coca-
Cola, to provide 46,000 women with the
Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka
Under-Secretary-General
United Nations
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has
been United Nations Under-
Secretary-General and Executive
Director of UN Women since 2013.
From 2005 to 2008, she served as
Deputy President of South Africa.
Prior to that she served as South
Africa’s Minister of Minerals and
Energy and Deputy Minister in the
Department of Trade and Industry.
She is the founder of the Umlambo
Foundation, which supports
leadership and education.
@UN_Women
www.unwomen.org
Improving economic
outcomes for women
entails partnerships
among all stakeholders
necessary skills, equipment and access to
credit to initiate and successfully manage
their small businesses.
In 2016, the UN Secretary-General
established the High-Level Panel on
Women’s Economic Empowerment. I am
honoured to serve on the panel along
with distinguished heads of state and UN
agencies, World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund, as well as leaders from
trade unions, civil society and the private
sector. Improving economic outcomes for
women entails partnerships among all
stakeholders and increased investment.
UN Women is ready to contribute to the
2030 Agenda to achieve gender equality,
women’s empowerment and a 50-50
planet by 2030. G20
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