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Impact area 2: Women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development

UN Women promotes women’s economic empowerment by supporting the adaptation of national frameworks and policies; developing gender-responsive services to enhance women’s livelihoods; and engaging gender equality advocates to influence national strategies.

The charts below summarize progress against outcome indicators as articulated in the Development Results Framework.

The corporate evaluation on women’s economic empowerment confirmed the critical importance of UN Women’s engagement in this area and its contribution to poverty eradication. This evaluation highlighted the need to develop a better theory of change, consolidate initiatives, and better connect micro-interventions to structural changes in institutions and macroeconomic policies — an area of focus for UN-Women going forward. UN Women will foster greater focus in its economic empowerment work and leverage it to respond to significant challenges, such as climate change.

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