EU Launches Mediterranean Women's Employment Initiative with €25 Million
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The initiative links EU funding to private-sector reforms and encourages businesses to expand women's employment, potentially affecting recruitment, ESG compliance and localisation strategies for multinationals operating in MENA. Narrowing the gender employment gap could increase regional GDP by as much as 60%, with l…
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- European Commission Press CornerEU Launches Mediterranean Women's Employment Initiative with €25 Million
The European Commission launched the Surging Women's Employment Initiative under the Pact for the Mediterranean, mobilising €25 million (including a €10 million EU contribution) to create 500,000 additional jobs for women in the Middle East and North Africa and raise women's employment by 5% by 2030. Women's labour market participation in the region has remained at around 20% on average for over two decades. Unveiled by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica with UN Women during the 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week, the initiative focuses on skills, entrepreneurship and job creation in sectors including care, green, science and technology.