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THE EVENT:

The roundtable is organized by UN Women, the European Union and the ILO as part of the joint WE EMPOWER G7 programme. The high-level roundtable aims to identify a set of concrete recommendations for advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in the post-COVID-19 era. 

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Objectives

1. Highlight the important role of women’s economic empowerment as a continued priority for the G7, and the importance of women’s economic security, to address the economic impact of the pandemic.
2. Illustrate the key role of the private sector globally as employers and as partners with national governments in supporting women’s economic empowerment.
3. Showcase how COVID-19 has impacted women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, and the key role they will play in the recovery.
4. Identify three to four recommendations to be included in the communique.

For further information and analysis of the gender impacts of COVID-19, please refer to:

• The impact of COVID-19 on Women
• COVID-19 and Gender Equality: A Call to Action for the Private Sector
• Closing Gender Pay Gaps to Achieve Gender Equality at Work
• COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
• The COVID-19 Response: Getting Gender Equality Right for a Better Future for Women at Work
• Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19: Key Steps Employers Can Take
• Step It Up G7: An Extraordinary Time Requires Extraordinary Solidarity