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Women's Economic Empowerment:
Scope for Sida's Engagement
This paper argues that working towards womenâs economic
empowerment is a win-win strategy. The economic empowerment of women is a human rights and social justice issue. This
is particularly important for Sida as policies and interventions
aimed at promoting womenâs economic empowerment will
help achieve full recognition and realization of womenâs economic rights, in line with the rights-based development advocated by the agency. Womenâs economic empowerment and
gender equality also have strong bearings on poverty reduction, growth and human development. Therefore, integrating
gender goals and targets and addressing gender equality and
womenâs economic empowerment issues across sectors will
contribute to the poor peopleâs perspective and are essential to
the successful implementation of the aid effectiveness agenda
at the core of Sidaâs developmental work.
This paper defines and promotes an approach to womenâs
economic empowerment through seven key areas, which will
strengthen womenâs position as economic actors. It includes
developing a gender perspective in entrepreneurship programmes and private sector development, to increase womenâs
access to land and property, labour markets and decent work.
Furthermore, it entails developing womenâs human capital
and capacities. Reforms and re-distribution of unpaid care
work will facilitate womenâs economic engagement. Finally, a
gender perspective in social protection will provide women in
vulnerable situations with economic security. Sidaâs overarching commitments to âimproving poor peopleâs living conditionsâ stress the importance of developing a gender perspective in agricultural sector, focusing in particular on women
farmers.
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