ESCWA, in partnership with the League of Arab States and UN-Women, is convening a regional meeting to examine with members of the Subcommittee on Gender Equality and the SDGs enabling factors for women’s access to economic opportunities, with a particular focus on enhancing financial inclusion for women and recognizing unpaid care work.
The meeting aims to explore the efforts of countries in the Arab region in this regard and to hold in-depth discussions related to: (a) the impact of financial inclusion and recognition of unpaid care work on women’s access to economic opportunities, (b) best practices from the Arab region in advancing financial inclusion and recognizing unpaid care work; and (c) tools to measure financial inclusion.