Gender Equality
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Empowering Women and Girls

Gender Equality

UNEDP integrates gender equality across all our work while implementing targeted initiatives to advance women's rights, leadership, and economic empowerment.

50+
Countries with gender programs
10M+
Women economically empowered
5,000+
Women in leadership trained
100+
Gender-responsive laws supported
The Challenge
  • 1.No country has achieved full gender equality
  • 2.Women bear disproportionate climate and crisis impacts
  • 3.Gender gaps persist in leadership and economic participation
  • 4.Gender-based violence remains widespread
Our Approach
  • Gender mainstreaming across all programs
  • Women's leadership and political participation
  • Economic empowerment and entrepreneurship
  • Addressing gender-based violence

Our Results

Economically empowered 10+ million women

Supported 100+ gender-responsive laws and policies

Trained 5,000+ women leaders

Integrated gender across $3 billion in programming

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Learn more about how UNEDP is working on gender equality around the world.