EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the current pace, we will need almost 300 years to achieve full gender equality (UN Women, 2022). To address this reality, in June 2024 the Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility hosted a conference in Kigali, Rwanda, welcoming around 140 participants. Stakeholders from 36 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries were represented. The participants discussed best practices and targeted reforms to empower women as entrepreneurs, leaders and employees, showcasing policy examples and current research on how investment climate reforms can advance women’s economic empowerment (WEE).