Background information

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

These and other questions are answered step by step in this article which gives an introduction to the topic, explains the context and rationale for women’s economic empowerment, and delivers relevant figures illustrating the key claims. You will also find here a structured overview of tools and policies supporting women’s economic empowerment. Moreover, you will get to know more about entrepreneurship as an efficient tool to support women and their empowerment.