With the majority of Revelle’s staff members being female, women’s empowerment is close to our heart. So we are proud to join and support the UN’s Call to Action for Women’s Empowerment.
The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment has teamed up with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Campaign to roll out a global “MY WORLD” SURVEY. This survey aims to find out, from people around the world, what are the best ways to support women to get better jobs, earn more money and start or run a business.
The survey is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese at: http://bit.ly/1Uie7Kw
THE SURVEY RESULTS will be shared with the High-Level Panel for Women’s Economic Empowerment who will release a report in September 2016 containing key recommendations on how to accelerate women’s economic empowerment. The results will inform world leaders of what people think are the barriers to progress, what could help accelerate change, and HOW to address these challenges.
So what is women’s empowerment, especially for women in developing countries?
Many women around the world are locked out: from getting equally paid jobs, starting a business, opening a bank account. Women's economic empowerment is:
- Closing the gender pay gap
- Supporting their human rights to work
- Achieving financial independence.
- Women's economic empowerment benefits women and their families, communities, and national economies.
Take the short @UnitedNations survey to have your say about how women can be supported to be economically empowered: #empowerwomen24_7 bit.ly/empower247
Also, don’t forget to become an outreach partner for the survey by signing up: http://bit.ly/28Ma5h5
