Introduction

Why does women’s economic empowerment matter (WEE)? How can we invest in and support women’s economic empowerment? How can we boost women’s entrepreneurship, itself a tool for the economic empowerment of women?

Answers to these questions are outlined in this article which serves as an introduction to the topic of women’s economic empowerment. It summarises the context and provides an overview of the reasons why support dedicated to women to become independent and equally participative in the labour market is important. It also outlines some of the tools that could facilitate this increase in support. A more detailed analysis of this topic is available in the long version of the article.