{"id":4301,"date":"2020-10-22T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maadhouze.com\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2020-10-22T13:05:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:05:19","slug":"women-20-w20-challenges-g20-leaders-to-close-the-gap-between-imagination-and-reality-on-womens-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=4301","title":{"rendered":"Women 20 (W20) Challenges G20 Leaders to Close The Gap between Imagination And Reality On Women\u2019s Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Women 20 (W20), the women\u2019s engagement group to the G20, <\/span><\/span>challenged<\/span><\/span> G20 leaders to live up to their promises of the past <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>make women\u2019s economic equality a reality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Laying out measures to expedite the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the W20 presented <\/span><\/span>its <\/span><\/span>Communiqu<\/span><\/span>\u00e9<\/span><\/span>to <\/span><\/span>H.E. Dr. Maj<\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span>d <\/span><\/span>Alqassabi<\/span><\/span>, Minister of Commerce, Chair of G20 Trade and Investment<\/span><\/span>, representing the <\/span><\/span>Presidency of the <\/span><\/span>G20. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The pandemic provides an opportunity for G20 leaders to reset G20 economies based <\/span><\/span>on <\/span><\/span>the full and equitable participation of women. <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cUnless urgent action is taken, the pandemic will continue to exacerbate gender inequalities, expose vulnerabilities, and roll back gains made on women\u2019s equality<\/span><\/span>. W<\/span><\/span>omen will be disproportionately negatively impacted and left to bear the brunt of a multidimensional crisis,\u201d said <\/span><\/span>Dr. <\/span><\/span>Thoraya<\/span><\/span> Obaid<\/span><\/span>, W20 Chair.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cG20 leaders need to act now. If not this year, that has exposed the fissures in our cultures, policies, and public services, then when?<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Key measures G20 leaders should take immediately to expedite <\/span><\/span>inclusive <\/span><\/span>economic recovery<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>Ensure equal representation of women at all levels of decision-making in private and public sectors.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2. <\/span>Adopt gender-responsive fiscal planning <\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span> foster an inclusive workforce.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
3. <\/span>I<\/span><\/span>ncrease investment in social infrastructure<\/span><\/span> – like child and dependent care, healthcare<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>education and training – <\/span><\/span>to create jobs and build resilience<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
4. <\/span>Implement social and income protection mechanisms that capture all workers,<\/span><\/span> particularly in low-income countries<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
5. <\/span>Stimulate women\u2019s entrepreneurship by supporting the starting-up, scaling-up, and sustainability of women-owned businesses, particularly in the digital economy.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
6. <\/span>Increase access to digital technology for women and girls, <\/span><\/span>especially in<\/span><\/span> remote and rural areas, through infrastructure, high-speed connectivity, and skills training. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
7. <\/span>Partner with public and private financial institutions to develop easily accessible digital financial products.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
8. <\/span>Fund research and collection of sex-disaggregated data on the course of the pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

The W20 is concerned about the lack of direct recognition by G20 Leaders of the impact the pandemic and national responses are having on women. So far,<\/span><\/span> national<\/span><\/span> relief packages fail to account <\/span><\/span>for the<\/span><\/span> specific financial and institutional needs of women. The delivered Communiqu\u00e9 <\/span><\/span>addresses<\/span><\/span> these shortfalls <\/span><\/span>to achieve<\/span><\/span> lasting change for women globally.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women 20 (W20), the women\u2019s engagement group to the G20, challenged G20 leaders to live up to their promises of the past and make women\u2019s economic equality a reality. Laying out measures to expedite the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the W20 presented its Communiqu\u00e9to H.E. Dr. Majid Alqassabi, Minister of Commerce, Chair of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2822,2821,2820,2823],"class_list":["post-4301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-g20-leaders","tag-w20","tag-women-20","tag-women-equality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4304,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions\/4304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}