Women's Economic Empowerment
Working Group Newsletter
July - September 2018
Join the Next Quarterly Call on August 7

Please join us at 9:00 am (EDT) on August 7 for our Women’s Economic Empowerment Working Group Quarterly Call.

Facilitator Lis Meyers and new facilitator, Raksha Vasudevan, will:

  • Highlight the lineup of WEE sessions at the 2018 SEEP Annual Conference;
  • Share updates on past and future webinars;
  • Discuss priorities for the 2018 WEE Working Group meeting on October 1;
  • Solicit feedback on creating a listserv to allow Working Group members more channels to connect with each other.

Participants on the call will also have the chance to share updates on any upcoming events and recent resources.
Unleashing the Power of Women and Girls at #SEEP2018
We are thrilled to announce an exciting lineup of seven sessions on women’s economic empowerment at the 2018 SEEP Annual Conference. This year, sessions deal with cross-cutting WEE issues, including empowerment, private sector collaboration, gender-based violence and sex-based harassment, technology and the digital divide, and legal and regulatory barriers to women’s employment.

Contributing organizations include the International Labour Organization, USAID, UK DFID, the World Bank, Promundo, the International Center for Research on Women, BRAC USA, and many others.
Call for Case Studies: Collaborating with the Private Sector
What is the economic value of women’s agency and access for the business, the wider economy, as well as the women themselves?

What performance indicators speak to businesses, and how can these be linked to WEE?

With an increasing focus on women’s agency, in addition to access and participation, it is critical that practitioners identify new methods for calculating, pitching and monitoring the return on investment of women’s increased engagement in ways the private sector understands.  

As part of the Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund (AWEF) Learning Series, we are delighted to announce the launch of a Call for Case Studies for a Practitioner Learning Brief on Collaborating with the Private Sector: The Return on Investment in Women’s Access and Agency in the Workplace.

We are looking for practitioners and programs that work to empower women through a market systems approach. We encourage all of you to submit your experience from your own work.
Webinar Spotlight
Linking Women to Markets: A Closer Look at Women's Market Readiness
This webinar explored different approaches of linking women to markets with examples and lessons from the AWEF Jordan program, the International Trade Centre’s SheTrades Platform, and ACDI/VOCA.
SG2018 Interview Series: Thoughts on Women's Economic Empowerment
Hear from Andrea Mantsios at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health talk about the transformative power of women's economic empowerment.
Member Day at #SEEP2018

Join the WEE Working Group on October 1 for our yearly in-person meeting at the 2018 SEEP Annual Conference!

While the Annual General Meeting and Member Lunch are reserved exclusively for SEEP Members, all are invited to join the Working Group meeting starting at 1:30 pm on SEEP Member Day.
If you would like to serve as a Member Champion or Contributor for any of the above activities, we encourage you to join our meetings or contact Facilitator, Lis Meyers!

Your Facilitators,
Lis Meyers & Raksha Vasudevan