Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Economy in the Middle East and North Africa

country are identified and addressed by increasing the understanding of how women contribute to the economy based on sector, profession, and education level. With comparable information across the region, economic stakeholders will be better able to develop initiatives that seek to recruit, retain, and promote qualified women in the formal sector. This project seeks to contribute to the long-term objective to: • Increase women's contribution to the economy in the MENA region; • Empower women to assume a more active role in the economy and society; and • Increase economic stakeholders' knowledge of gaps, possibilities, and opportunities for increasing women's participation in the workforce and contribution to the economy.