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Empowered women, inclusive economies: Catalyzing sustainable futures at the HLPF 2025

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This side-event aims to address barriers faced by women and youth in all their diversity in accessing and equally benefitting from labour markets and entrepreneurial avenues.

Opening remarks

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Petteri Orpo
Prime Minister, Finland
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Mayra Jiménez
Minister of Women, Dominican Republic

Keynote speaker(s)

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Sima Bahous
Executive Director, UN Women

Panelists

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Thomas Schnöl
Special Representative to the United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Shea Gopaul
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
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Joanne Cesario
Deputy Secretary General, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)
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Ishaan Shah
Founder, Stolen Dreams
Event details

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Location

UN headquarters, New York City, United States of America

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