Evidence platform for agrifood systems and nutrition

Focus Area 3.6 Gender equality and women’s empowerment across food systems
Sub-focus Area 3.6.1 Empowering women

Recommendation Number: 3.6.1.c

Governments, intergovernmental organizations, private sector, civil society, particularly women’s organizations and other relevant stakeholders should promote the empowerment of women and girls by supporting equitable and equal access to primary and secondary education, literacy programmes, comprehensive health services and other social services to increase household nutritional status.

The identified documents have been grouped into four categories: UN evidence-informed documents, UN normative guidance documents, UN operational/technical guidance documents and other documents that have been published by non-UN bodies.