The Women's Economic Empowerment Congress (WEE Congress) 2024

On 3 December 2024, UN Women in Ukraine, with the support of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, held the Women's Economic Empowerment Congress (WEE Congress) to promote responsible European integration and Ukraine's recovery. 

WEE Congress brought together more than 120 representatives of government, business associations, private companies, state, and local institutions, international development partners, and civil society organizations to explore ways of implementing gender-responsive approaches to policies and practices, as well as leading initiatives to empower women, including the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The opening of the WEE Congress was preceded by a press briefing dedicated to the gender pay gap in Ukraine. The briefing also discussed the results of the first wave of the national information campaign "Of course, You can!"

The WEE Congress was made possible by the financial support of the governments of Denmark, France, and Sweden.