Gender Equitable Economic Development

Hosted by UN Women Nationales Komitee Deutschland e.V.

In an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, utilizing all social and economic assets is crucial for success. Yet, despite progress, women continue to face discrimination, marginalization and exclusion. Empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors and throughout all levels of economic activity is essential to building strong economies, achieving internationally-agreed goals for development, sustainability and human rights and improving quality of life for women and men.

Women still have difficulties accessing leading positions. In Germany, for instance, only 3.7% of board members are women, according to the latest studies.

This workshop will focus on the Women’s Empowerment Principles, a set of principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. They are the result of collaboration between the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the United Nations Global Compact.

The session will consider how the empowerment of women can contribute to more successful economic development of companies. How can the Women’s Empowerment Principles be implemented in the business context? Four panelists from different backgrounds will engage the audience in a discussion on how to empower women as part of sustainable economic development.

Moderation:

Burkart, Dr. Bettina
Equality Officer, Deutsche Welle, Bonn, Germany

Panelists:

Gustawsson, Britt
Head of Risk Management and Legal, Balli Group plc, London, United Kingdom

Holst, Dr. Elke
Senior Economist and Research Director Gender Studies, German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany

Janssen, Dr. Jürgen
Coordinator and Network Representative, German Global Compact Network, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Berlin, Germany

Nordmeyer, Karin
President, UN Women National Committee Germany, Bonn, Germany

Complete workshop on soundcloud:

WS35 - Gender Equitable Econimic Development, UN Woman