Review Evaluations Women's Economic Empowerment UN Women TRANSFORM-Issue02-2015

Excellent summary of a thematic evaluation of UN Women's Economic Empowerment efforts included in this journal. The objective was to  learn from progress made so far and inform future work in the area. The evaluation covered all dimensions of women’s economic empowerment work in UN Women. It identified strengths and weaknesses and developed five recommendations intended to enhance UN Women work in women’s economic empowerment at both the national and global level. Highlights of its findings and next steps are included in this issue. A major focus is on social inclusion with special attentio to women in informal economy activities.