Voices, Visions, Victories

Women 20 (W20) is an official engagement group of the G20 dedicated to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, annually developing consensus-based recommendations to ensure that gender is mainstreamed and included in the G20 leaders’ discussions and ultimately the Leaders’ Declaration. W20 continues to reaffirm its commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly SDG 5 and advancing women’s economic empowerment as a catalyst for sustainable development. Launched in 2014, the W20 brings together government representatives, business leaders, academics and civil society to focus on key themes such as entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, care economy, violence against all women and girls and education. During South Africa’s G20 Presidency in 2025, W20 is celebrating 10-years of engagement at the G20. W20SA will honour this historic milestone with consolidated, data-based records of the W20 recommendations from the past 10 years, which document successes in promoting actionable policy recommendations.