Moldova

Reducing Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Moldova

Reducing Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Moldova is a multi-disciplinary program aimed at building and supporting an alliance of women’s organizations to improve the enabling environment for Moldovan women engaged in economic activity. Launched in October 2020, the program works to strengthen the organizational capacities of women’s business associations (WBAs) and women’s civil society organizations (WCSOs) to represent and provide business development support and other services to Moldovan women and to foster collective action among WBAs and WCSOs to address legal and societal barriers to women’s participation in the economy.

Gender & Inclusion Analysis
(English Version)

Gender & Inclusion Analysis
(Romanian Version)

Gender and Inclusion Analysis
(Russian Version)

Policy Advocacy Needs Assessment

Women’s organizations in Moldova have the potential to support and represent the interests of Moldovan women, but many organizations lack resources or capacity. WAGE believes if women’s organizations have increased organizational capacity to serve and advocate for the interests of Moldovan women and are better equipped to address legal, regulatory, and societal barriers to women’s economic empowerment – including gender-based violence – through collective action, then these organizations will have greater ability to advance women's participation in the economy, ultimately resulting in Moldovan women leading more resilient, independent, and economically sustainable lives.

The program's central goals are:
- To strengthen the organizational capacities of women business associations (WBAs) and women’s empowerment organizations (WCSOs) to represent and provide services to Moldovan women.

- To foster collective action among WBAs and WCSOs to address legal framework implementation gaps and societal barriers to women's economic empowerment.

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