WOMEN´S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AFTER THE COVID-19: STATE OF THE ART AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA
WOMEN´S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AFTER THE COVID-19: STATE OF THE ART AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a global view of the significance and state of the art of women´s economic empowerment and economic justice in post conflict settings for achieving not only gender equality but also the Women, Peace and Security Agenda as a broader goal in the framework of the 22th anniversary of the UNSCR 1325, the challenges this goal faces, opportunities, recommendations and future lines of research. Gender equality, human rights, poverty, development, climate change and peace are very closely linked. As a consequence, gender inequality is particularly severe in conflict affected and post conflict settings. The inequality that women suffer in these contexts increase several times over because of the structural discrimination they experience (as problems to access to education, health care, decent works and lacks of representation in political and economic decision-making processes) added to their situation as victims of violence. But above all these issues, women should not be just considered as victims as it seems to have been the case often throughout the years. It is indispensable to recognize them as leaders, referents and agents of change and to ensure they count with the required tools to achieve their full or wished potential. Women’s economic empowerment, economic justice and inclusive economic growth are critical to reaching gender equality and human rights, sustainable peace and development and resilient societies. The consequences of gender inequality in these contexts not only affect women and their families but also the whole of society and countries, leading to a huge loss of their collective potential which impacts on every political systems, social welfare, economy and workforce for generations. In this regard, the COVID-19 increased poverty, insecurity, gender inequality and vulnerability all around the world, but especially in conflict, post conflict and humanitarian settings.

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