Womens economic justice

Each year, the UN Commission on the Status of Women convenes in New York, drawing policymakers, activists, and organisations like ActionAid to advocate for feminist economic alternatives and global gender equality. Find out what we achieved this year.

Sign up now to claim your free ActionAid cross stitch kit. Together we can stitch up inequality and change the world with women and girls.

Find out about the striking relationship between gender-based violence and economic policy making – in particular, the links between austerity and violence.

This Human Rights Day (Sunday 10th December) marks 75 years since the UN Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. When it was created in 1948, the Declaration enshrined the fundamental rights and freedoms of all human beings. With the world facing a climate emergency, the cost-of-living crisis and multiple conflicts, it is clear that the Declaration is more relevant than ever, yet the promise of dignity and equality in rights for everyone remains unfulfilled.  

This year's G7 is an important opportunity for leaders to increase finance for women's rights organisations, and give women and girls a seat at the decision-making table.

Find out about the gender pay gap in the UK and around the world, statistics, why the gender pay gap exists, and its consequences for women and girls worldwide.