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Women’s equality is everyone’s business: inside the W20 Summit and Communiqué under South Africa’s presidency

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: According to the World Bank, closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship could lift global gross domestic product by more than 20%, effectively doubling the global growth rate over the next decade. This gap refers to the difference between women’s and men’s rates of labour force participation, employment and business ownership. Additionally, UNESCO argues that if all women completed primary school, maternal deaths would fall by two-thirds, and if all women had secondary education, child deaths would be cut by half, saving about three million lives each year.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32359149

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Education, and Development Issues

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162116753

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