UN Women Australia has announced its theme of International Women’s Day 2024: Count Her In: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment.
The theme focuses on women’s economic empowerment as a means to realising women’s rights and gender equality globally.
CEO of UN Women Australia Simone Clarke said that it was important for women to be empowered to earn and manage their income, and be afforded equal access to finance.
“Increasing women’s economic empowerment is felt across entire communities. Economies grow, children and families prosper, and importantly, women have resources available to leave abusive situations. This is not just an issue for women, it impacts all of us,” said Clarke.
“We need to ensure all women have equal access, capacity and capability to fully participate in the economy. We need to shift behaviours and perceptions that inhibit economic participation and limit investment in women, while we continue to innovate within systems and institutions that often marginalise women.
“Economic empowerment is about removing barriers to financial inclusion and increasing participation, reshaping systems, and improving financial literacy and increased access to capital for all women.
“We must ensure women and girls are given equal opportunity to build their capabilities and strengthen their capacity to learn, earn and lead.”
The International Women’s Day theme is based on the United Nations 68th Commission on the Status of Women’s priority theme, ‘Count Her In’.
Sam Mostyn AO, Chair of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce and Besa Deda, Chief Economist of Westpac’s Business Bank are speaking with Simone Clarke to announced the theme on LinkedIn at 12.15pm on Wednesday. Find the chat here.
In 2024, International Women’s Day will be held on 8th March.