This report highlights two approaches to catalyzing women’s economic empowerment. The first is supporting women-led businesses through greater access to credit and other financial services. The second is supporting women’s access to secondary and tertiary education and vocational skills development so that they can effectively compete for high-quality work in the labour market. Women’s work, either paid or unpaid, must be made visible. Women’s contributions to economic processes matter, not only to women but also as a means of achieving broader development outcomes. No single initiative alone can independently fulfill conditions for empowerment, and not all strategies will fit to all contexts. The most effective programs will be those that listen to the needs of potentially impacted women and carefully evaluate their resources, strengths, and vulnerabilities. This report illuminates the need for further partnerships -- those that support the world’s women in achieving the economic empowerment that can lead to better lives.

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