Women, Work and Economic Development

Drawn from desk-based research and interviews with actors in the field, this white paper “Women, Work and Economic Development: An Examination of Women’s Access to Employment in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS)” explores the opportunities and barriers to women’s decent employment within the humanitarian and development sectors, and most importantly how to overcome them. In the context of COVID-19, the progress already made on SDG5 (Gender Equality) is under threat.