The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017.
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
Review theme: Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls (agreed conclusions of the fifty-eighth session)
Emerging issue/Focus area: The empowerment of indigenous women
Soroptimist International, Graduate Women International (GWI), the International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International), National Alliance of Women’s Organisations(NAWO), Widows for Peace Through Democracy, Women for Water Partnership and Zonta International, released a statement concerning women’s economic empowerment and its link to sustainable development. These seven organisations are united around the principle of empowering women locally, nationally and internationally up to the highest level. Based on the expertise of these seven organisations, the statement calls for:
- Concerted action to be taken to ensure that all women and girls can access continuing and lifelong education and training, both formal and informal, ensuring that women can adapt their skills to the changing world of work;
- Increased financial awareness through training to enable the development of women-led and owned small and medium enterprises;
- Improved gender diversity across all sectors of the workplace, ensuring employers in the private sector to take specific actions to increase the number of women in leadership positions and provide more access routes for women into the world of work;
- Recognition of women’s land rights and inheritance, empowering them to contribute to the economy of their local communities and providing for their families;
- Equal terms and conditions for women in their employment as men, including equal pay.
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Less than a week away, 13 – 24 March 2017, will see the 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) taking place in the United Nations headquarters in New York. CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
CSW61 Statement
Advancing women’s economic empowerment in the world of work is essential for achieving gender equality, realising human rights and for sustainable development. When governments, businesses and communities invest in empowering women in any workplace, and in eliminating inequalities, countries, communities and families see improvement in health, participation in education and
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