On 1 January 2018, the European Union, UN Women and ILO kicked off the three-year programme “Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries”.
It aims to support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth by focusing on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) in the changing world of work in the public and private sectors in G7 countries. The programme has a two-track approach: (1): Policy dialogues and multi-stakeholder consultations in G7 countries; and (2) Private sector engagement with the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) to eliminate gender inequality in the world of work.