Founding W20 Chair, 2015
W20 Declarations
On the Women 20’s fifth anniversary, the world enters a highly interconnected environment characterized by technology revolutions, economic uncertainty, social unrest, and a rapidly unfolding global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. G20 leaders must pave the way for equitable economic recovery where women, as equal partners and key economic…
We are a group of 60+ feminists from Canada, G7 countries and around the world. We represent feminist organizations and activists working on a cross-section of issues to address discrimination and inequalities on the basis of gender and other intersecting factors. We are at the frontline of resistance and progress…
We, the representatives of the Women20 (W20) network, fully endorse the statement in the Buenos Aires G20 Leaders’ Declaration that “gender equality is crucial for economic growth and fair and sustainable development.” We reiterate the need for women and men to work in partnership to close the gender gap in…
Women 20 (W20) was set up under the 2015 Turkish G20 Presidency as a stand-alone official G20 Engagement Group, which focuses on the promotion of economic growth in a gender responsive and inclusive manner. This year, the G20 Presidency is with Argentina. The W20 Summit was recently held in Buenos Aires. Four…
We, the representatives of the Women20 (W20) 2018 network, strongly believe that gender equality is a key driver of sustainable and inclusive growth. This view is at the core of the G20 Argentina 2018 agenda and is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 5, which aims to “achieve gender equality…
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We, the delegates of the first ever W20 Summit, gathered together in Istanbul on 16-17 October 2015, after having thoroughly discussed different aspects of the women related issues of global economy indicated in the W20’s “Priority Policy Paper”, agreed to put forward the following set of policy recommendations to support…
G20 Leaders’ Communiqué Antalya Summit, 15-16 November 2015 Introduction 1. We, the Leaders of the G20, met in Antalya on 15-16 November 2015 to determine further collective actions towards achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth to raise the prosperity of our people. We are firm in our resolve to ensure…
