Outcome Area 3

Outcome Area 3:
Economic Empowerment

Over the duration of the Strategic Plan, UN-Women will:

  • Promote decent work and social protection for women
  • Increase women’s ownership and management of small, medium and large enterprises
  • Enhance rural women’s access, control and use of productive resources
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Programme expenses under Economic Empowerment:

US$63 Million (2021)
 

Outcome Indicators

Outcome Indicator 3.1 

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location (SDG indicator 5.4.1)
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  Female Male
Baseline
(2000-2016)
18.4% 7.0%
Result
(2018)
- -
Result
(2019)
- -
Result
(2020)
- -
2021 Target(s): -

Outcome Indicator 3.2 

Proportion of population covered by social protection floors / systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable (SDG indicator 1.3.1)
46.9%
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  Total Children Mothers
with
newborns
Baseline
(2016)
45.2% 34.9% 41.1%
Result
(2018)
- - -
Result
(2019)
- - -
Result
(2020)
- - -
Result 46.9% 26.4% 44.9%
  Older
persons
Unemployed Severe
disabilities
Baseline
(2016)
67.9% 21.8% 27.8%
Result
(2018)
- - -
Result
(2019)
- - -
Result
(2020)
- - -
Result 77.5% 18.6% 33.5%
  Vulnerable
Baseline
(2016)
24.7%
Result
(2018)
-
Result
(2019)
-
Result
(2020)
-
Result 28.9%
2021 Target(s): -

Outcome Indicator 3.3 

Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex [SDG indicator 5.a.1 (a)]; Share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure [SDG indicator 5.a.1 (b)].
39.6%
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  Total Female Male
Baseline - - -
Result
(2018)
- - -
Result
(2019)
- - -
Result
(2020)
33.9% 27.3% 41.1%
Result
(2021)
39.6% 30.3% 49.9%
  Share of
women among
owners / rights-bearers
Baseline -
Result
(2018)
-
Result
(2019)
-
Result
(2020)
35.5%
Result
(2021)
36.1%
2021 Target(s): -

Outcome Indicator 3.4 

Percent of firms with female participation in ownership
34.90%
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Baseline
(2010-2017)
34.40%
Result
(2018)
35.08%
Result
(2019)
35.80%
Result
(2020)
35.01%
Result
(2021)
34.90%
Target -
 

Outputs for Outcome Area 3

Output 8:
More policies promote decent work and social protection for women.

 

Output 9:
More women own, launch and/or better manage small and medium and large enterprises.

 

Output Indicator 3.9.1 

Number of women with strengthened capacities and skills to participate in the economy, including as entrepreneurs, with UN-Women’s supportC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 79,050    
Milestone
(2018)
121,500 Result 129,420
Milestone
(2019)
159,900 Result 226,623
Milestone
(2020)
202,800 Result 340,866
Target
(2021)
250,800 Result 526,081
 

Output Indicator 3.9.2 

Number of women entrepreneurs supported to access finance and gender-responsive financial products and services, with UN-Women’s supportC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 33,431    
Milestone
(2018)
90,000 Result 56,485
Milestone
(2019)
150,000 Result 68,060
Milestone
(2020)
85,560 Result 86,500
Target
(2021)
103,060 Result 147,897
 

Output Indicator 3.9.3 

Number of government entities, companies, and/or international organizations that develop and/or implement gender-responsive procurement policies, with UN-Women’s supportC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 37    
Milestone
(2018)
60 Result 310
Milestone
(2019)
90 Result 365
Milestone
(2020)
415 Result 536
Target
(2021)
470 Result 1,045
 

Output Indicator 3.9.4

Number of national and international signatories to the Women Empowerment PrinciplesC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 1,703    
Milestone
(2018)
2,000 Result 2,092
Milestone
(2019)
2,300 Result 2,815
Milestone
(2020)
3,500 Result 4,445
Target
(2021)
3,700 Result 6,060
 

Output Indicator 3.9.5

Number of countries developing and/or implementing gender-responsive fiscal stimulus packages for COVID-19 economic response and recovery, with UN-Women’s support (Derived from Indicator 3.3(b) in the UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19)C

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline
(March 2020)
0    
Milestone
(2018)
- Result -
Milestone
(2019)
- Result -
Milestone
(2020)
- Result 19
Target
(2021)
45 Result 41
 

Output 10:
More rural women secure access to productive resources and engage in sustainable agriculture.

 

Output Indicator 3.10.1 

Number of new and/or improved gender-responsive policies on land developed and/or being implemented with the support of UN-WomenC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 22    
Milestone
(2018)
43 Result 53
Milestone
(2019)
68 Result 81
Milestone
(2020)
84 Result 111
Target
(2021)
100 Result 131
 

Output Indicator 3.10.2 

Number of rural women supported to gain access, use and/or control of productive resources by UN-WomenC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 117,610    
Milestone
(2018)
180,000 Result 214,168
Milestone
(2019)
250,000 Result 284,879
Milestone
(2020)
320,000 Result 385,785
Target
(2021)
390,000 Result 447,893
 

Output Indicator 3.10.3 

Number of countries that use the Buy from Women Platform to connect women farmers to information, markets and/or financeC

Achievement against 2021 Target
Achievement against 4-Year Target
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Baseline 1    
Milestone
(2018)
6 Result 3
Milestone
(2019)
11 Result 4
Milestone
(2020)
12 Result 4
Target
(2021)
15 Result 6
 

Footnotes

All references to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

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Outcome Indicator 3.1: Data for this indicator represent global medians.
Results data for this indicator is unavailable at the global level. The only available data is at individual country level, and only for a small number of countries. Country data can be found on the Un Statistical Division SDGs Indicators' Database (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/).
This indicator has disaggregation in support of efforts to “leave no-one behind”. Please see further information on the Global Overview page.
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Outcome Indicator 3.2: This is an SDG Tier II indicator.
The data for this indicator is unavailable at the global level. The only available data is at individual country level, and only for a small number of countries. Country data can be found on the Un Statistical Division SDGs Indicators' Database (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/)
This indicator has disaggregation in support of efforts to “leave no-one behind”. Please see further information on the Global Overview page.
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Outcome Indicator 3.3: This is an SDG Tier II indicator.
For 2020 results, data was available in only 10 countries from a range of years (2009 - 2018) which imply limitations in the reported result. Reported results represent an unweighted average of the latest data available.
The data was retrieved on 11 February 2022 from the UN Statistical Division SDGs Indicators' Database (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/) Reported results represent an unweighted average of the latest data available. Data listed per country is the latest data available - none of which is from 2021
For each disaggregation, data was available in 32-33 countries from a range of years (2014 - 2020) which imply limitations in the reported result.
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Outcome Indicator 3.4: This indicator collects data from the World Bank's Global Enterprise Survey: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data/exploretopics/gender. UN Women's contributes to the overall Outcome through its work in the countries where it implements programme and policy work.
Data was retrieved on 11 Feb 2022 from the World Bank's World Enterprise Survey (https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data/exploretopics/gender) for relevant countries, and the average was calculated thereon.
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Output Indicator 3.8.1: Of 21 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 10 reported results: Cabo Verde, Ecuador, Jordan, Malawi, Pakistan, State of Palestine, Paraguay, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 18 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 12 reported results: China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, Mozambique, Pakistan, Paraguay, United Republic of Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Of 20 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 10 had results reported: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ecuador, Jordan, Mexico, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 28 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 21 had results reported: Argentina, Bangladesh, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kosovo, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam. Back  

Output Indicator 3.8.2: Of 21 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 6 reported results: Jordan, Liberia, Malawi, State of Palestine, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Of 11 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 4 reported results: Jordan, United Republic of Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Of 15 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 9 had results reported: Colombia, Ecuador, Jordan, Mexico, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 21 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 10 had results reported: Argentina, Barbados MCO, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Jordan, Niger, Pakistan, Tunisia, Viet Nam. Back  

Output Indicator 3.8.3: Of 22 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 9 reported results: Cabo Verde, Ecuador, Jordan, Malawi, Pakistan, Paraguay, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 16 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 9 reported results: Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 22 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 14 had results reported: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Viet Nam
Of 23 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 13 had results reported: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam.Back  

Output Indicator 3.8.4: Of 20 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 8 reported results: Cabo Verde, Colombia, Ecuador, Jordan, Malawi, Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, Paraguay.
Of 13 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 3 reported results: Colombia, Paraguay, United Republic of Tanzania.
Of 16 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 11 had results reported: Barbados, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, Paraguay, Tanzania, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Of 22 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 12 had results reported: Argentina, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam. Back  

Output Indicator 3.8.5: Of 19 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 15 had results reported: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Of 28 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 22 had results reported: Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Malawi, Republic of Moldova, Morocco MCO, Niger, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam.Back  

Output Indicator 3.8.6: Countries are newly eligible to be counted each year under this indicator methodology.
Of 14 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 10 had results reported: Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Mexico, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Of 21 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 15 had results reported: Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam. Back  

Output Indicator 3.9.1: Of 31 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 26 reported results: Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, State of Palestine, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu.
Of 32 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 29 reported results: Barbados , Brazil, Cabo Verde, Chile, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji , India , Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malawi, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa , United Republic of Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu.
Of 35 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 33 had results reported: Afghanistan, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
Of 41 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 40 had results reported: Albania, Argentina, Barbados MCO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji MCO, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
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Output Indicator 3.9.2: Of 35 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 25 reported results: Albania, Cameroon, Chile, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, State of Palestine, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu.
Of 26 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 20 reported results: Barbados , Cabo Verde, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji , India , Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa , United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu.
Of 35 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 26 had results reported: Afghanistan, Argentina, Chile, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu.
Of 37 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 33 had results reported: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji MCO, Georgia, Honduras, India MCO, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
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Output Indicator 3.9.3: Of 29 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 8 reported results: Brazil, Chile, Kenya, Lao PDR, Mali, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda.
Of 22 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 9 reported results: Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Mali, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay.
Of 27 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 16 had results reported: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay.
Of 34 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 16 had results reported: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Honduras, India MCO, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Thailand, Uruguay, Zimbabwe. Back  

Output Indicator 3.10.1: Of 29 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 9 reported results: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Uganda.
Of 25 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 11 reported results: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 27 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 9 had results reported: Ecuador, Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda.
Of 19 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 12 had results reported: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa MCO, Tanzania, Uganda. Back  

Output Indicator 3.10.2: Of 29 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, 24 reported results: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda.
Of 29 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2019, 25 reported results: Albania, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco , Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Paraguay, Rwanda, Senegal, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 30 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 26 had results reported: Barbados, Bolivia, Central African Republic, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam.
Of 26 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 24 had results reported: Barbados MCO, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa MCO, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam.
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Output Indicator 3.10.3: Of 2 countries/territories reporting under this indicator for 2018, both reported results: Haiti and Mali.
Of 1 country/territory reporting under this indicator for 2019, 1 reported results: South Africa.
Of 0 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2020, 0 had results reported.
Of 2 countries/territories with reporting under this indicator for 2021, 2 had results reported: Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire. Back  

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