In late March, a coalition of progressive groups sent a letter to urging Congress to prioritize funding for gender equality initiatives in the U.S. and around the world in the 2021 budget.
Women and girls are chronically undervalued members of society who face abuses and violations of their human rights in staggeringly high numbers, but who deserve the same economic, social and political opportunities as others in their communities. Promoting gender equality is a matter of justice and equity, but U.S. investments in women’s and girls’ rights and leadership also advance American interests in security, development and growth.
We strongly believe that American investments in programs that support the rights, agency, and health of women and girls are critical to ensuring U.S. global leadership, economic growth around the world, peaceful transitions of power, development and prosperity, countering violent extremism, and more. We also believe that robust funding for gender programming that is strategic, coordinated, and easy to track, monitor, and evaluate will increase the effectiveness of U.S.
The letter requests funding for: leadership opportunities for women’s political opportunities; the expansion of women’s participation in political parties and elections; and increased opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial and national levels.must be adequately funded, the letter reads, as well as the implementation of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 .
The letter also requested that Congress allocate new funding to implement the gender analysis requirement of the Act and for the renewal of the
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