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UN PhotoHarnessing Social Protection to Tackle Poverty and Empower Women and Girls (CSW68 Side Event)
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This side event will focus on how employment and social protection systems should address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls. Laws, policies, social norms and practices that perpetuate gender-based discrimination and inequality need to be changed. It is essential to take intersectionality into account, considering the needs and situations of all women, including those facing multiple and intersecting discriminations.
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The broad objectives of the side event are to:
- Explore how systems, policies and organizations can strengthen gender-transformative, inclusive and shock responsive social protection and employment systems.
- Tackle the root causes of gender inequality and ensure women's empowerment, leading to a structural improvement in women's access to resources, their social and economic agency and ultimately the reduction of their poverty risk.