Global Action: Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems
Advancing gender equality through the social economy
In many OECD countries and beyond, women often make up more than 60% of the social economy workforce. What can we learn from the social economy to advance gender equality at large?
24 March 2022 15.30 CET Remote #OECDGlobalActionSSE
OECD March on Gender 2022: Advancing gender equality through the social economy
What is the issue?
In many OECD countries and beyond, women often make up more than 60% of the workforce in the social economy, and gaps in leadership and pay have been reported lower. The social economy is an important driver of job creation and economic activity with social impact. The field also offers opportunities to transition from informal to formal employment including for women.
Social economy organisations (associations, cooperatives, mutual organisations, foundations and social enterprises) prioritise people over profit and embody values such as solidarity, inclusivity, equality and democratic governance. What can we learn from the social economy to advance gender equality in economies at large?
Speakers:
Juan Manuel Sánchez-Terán Lledo, Deputy Director General for Social Economy and CSR, Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (Spain)
Béatrice Alain, Executive Director of the Chantier de l’économie sociale (Canada, Province of Québec)
Florentin Letissier, Deputy Mayor of Paris (France)
Veronica Ronchi, Senior Researcher, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
Moderated by Natalie Laechelt, Policy Analyst, Social Economy, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (OECD)
15.30 CET 
