Empowering women will mean little without decent jobs, UN panel warned

Civil society activists warn panel on economic empowerment not to ignore the unpaid work that women do, which blocks their path to better pay

Bold promises to empower women economically will come to nothing if the structural barriers that prevent women from getting decent jobs are not removed, civil society groups have warned.

A high-level panel backed by the World Bank, UN Women, the International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is producing an action plan to improve women's economic opportunities over the next 15 years.

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