Region:Asia PacificCurrent UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
World Bank Income Classification:Low IncomeThe World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.Least Developed Country:YesSince 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.Gender Inequality Index:0.575GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.Gender Development Index:0.723GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 RevisionMale:19,976,265 (9.5%)Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Policies and strategies of public and private companies and institutions to strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities are adopted, implemented and monitored.
Strategic Plan Thematic (Impact) AreasWomenâs Economic Empowerment
Strategic Plan Outcome AreasPolicies and Institutions
Policy MarkerGENDER EQUALITY
Humanitarian ScopeNo
UN System FunctionAdvocacy, communications and social mobilizationCapacity development and technical assistanceComprehensive and disaggregated data (discontinued)Intergovernmental Normative SupportSupport functions
Outcome Description
Policies and strategies of public and private companies and institutions to strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities are adopted, implemented and monitored.
Outcome Indicator and ResultsPlan Period : 2017-2022
outcome BRA_D_2.1
B - BaselineM - MilestonesT - Target
Outcome Statement
Indicator Statement
YearBMTsReported Result
Policies and strategies of public and private companies and institutions to strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities are adopted, implemented and monitored.
BRA_D_2.1A
Number of public procurement policies and strategies targeting womens business enterprises (WBEs) (cumulative)
2015 (B)0N/A
2017 (M)01
2018 (M)21
2019 (M)21
2020 (M)21
2021 (M)21
2022 (T)00
BRA_D_2.1B
Percentage of increase of WEPs and Gender and Race Pro Equity companies sourcing from women's business enterprises (WBEs) (cumulative)
2015 (B)0N/A
2017 (M)583
2018 (M)1083
2019 (M)1283
2020 (M)1583
2021 (M)2083
2022 (T)To be reported
BRA_D_2.1C
Percentage of women not contributing to the national social security scheme
2014 (B)37,2N/A
2017 (M)3635
2018 (M)3535
2019 (M)3435
2020 (M)3335
2021 (M)3235
2022 (T)3633
BRA_D_2.1D
Percentage of black women not contributing to the national social security scheme
2014 (B)44,2N/A
2017 (M)4341
2018 (M)4241
2019 (M)4041
2020 (M)3841
2021 (M)3641
2022 (T)To be reported
BRA_D_2.1E
Percentage of gender pay gap
2014 (B)29,7N/A
2017 (M)2922
2018 (M)28.522
2019 (M)2822
2020 (M)27.522
2021 (M)2722
2022 (T)2320.21
SP_D_0.1.5
Number of national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans that are adopted with a focus on gender equality (CO)
SP 3.9.1: Number of women with strengthened capacities and skills to participate in the economy, including as entrepreneurs, with UN-Women's support
(B)-N/A
2017 (M)To be reported
2018 (M)1000450
2019 (M)To be reported
2020 (M)6001711
2021 (M)10001711
2022 (T)To be reported
SP_D_2.2B
SP 3.9.2: Number of women entrepreneurs supported to access finance and gender-responsive financial products and services, with UN-Women's support
2017 (B)1600N/A
2017 (M)To be reported
2018 (M)2000
2019 (M)To be reported
2020 (M)40
2021 (M)100
2022 (T)To be reported
SP_D_2.2C
SP 3.9.3: Number of government entities, companies, and/or international organizations that develop and/or implement gender-responsive procurement policies, with UN-Women's support
2017 (B)6N/A
2017 (M)To be reported
2018 (M)311
2019 (M)34
2020 (M)34
2021 (M)34
2022 (T)To be reported
SP_D_2.2D
SP 3.9.4: Number of national and international signatories to the Women Empowerment Principles
(B)-N/A
2017 (M)To be reported
2018 (M)100173
2019 (M)150173
2020 (M)180173
2021 (M)200173
2022 (T)To be reported
SP_D_2.2E
SP 3.9.5: Number of countries developing and/or implementing gender-responsive fiscal stimulus packages for COVID-19 economic response and recovery, with UN-Womens support.
Strategic Note Outcome Progress NoteShowing data of :2021
Policies and strategies of public and private companies and institutions to strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities are adopted, implemented and monitored.
In 2021, UN Women contributed to changes in institutional performance and behaviour among individuals and groups through partnerships focusing on women’s economic empowerment, which were translated into new policies and strategies by public and private companies and institutions. During the reporting year, the Brazil CO enhanced the capacities of FENATRAD, the National Federation of Domestic Workers in Brazil, through a small grant. As a result, FENATRAD organized the XII National Congress of Domestic Workers, which brought together 109 union leaders from across the country, and developed a Plano de Luta, a robust and collective action plan for 2022 highlighting the need to defend labor rights, expand formalization and improve access to health, especially mental health, for domestic workers in Brazil, and outlining practical strategies for achieving those goals.
Furthermore, UN Women engagement with the private sector in 2021 resulted in 38 Brazilian companies developing their gender action plans with UN Women's direct technical support through the European Union-funded Win-Win programme, which contributed to the promotion of decent work for women, as they provide concrete measures and targets for reaching gender equality in the workplace. Of these, 23 companies were Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signatories and developed their plan in the scope of their participation in one of the two editions of the Target Gender Equality initiative, implemented by UN Women in partnership with the UN Global Compact. Besides developing action plans, these companies also made a public commitment to have 30% of their high-level positions occupied by women by 2025 as a result of their participation in the initiative. In face of the end of the Win-Win programme, in August 2021, and as part of its sustainability strategy, knowledge products (including guides and capacity building modules) on development and implementations of action plans are available online to guide those companies still in the process of elaborating their plans. The CO also supported the implementation of the 2030 Observatory, an initiative led by the Global Compact Brazil Network to support the private sector with data and evidence to strengthen business commitments and actions towards the SDGs.
Also in the reporting period, the national response to the mixed influx of Venezuelan nationals became more gender-inclusive and responsive, building on the results of the two-and-a-half-year implementation of the Joint Programme Leadership, Empowerment, Access and Protection (LEAP), led by UN Women in Brazil, in partnership with UNHCR and UNFPA. According to the Report on Good Practices and Lessons Learned on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Humanitarian Response to the Venezuela/Brazil Migration Flow, UN agencies and implementing partners programmes are gender transformative. UN Women enhanced gender expertise of the Coordination Platform for Refugee and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V) – the inter-institutional and inter-agency coordination mechanism – to analyse, advise and coordinate efforts to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the humanitarian response. It also contributed to strengthening gender mainstreaming in the Brazilian chapter of the 2021 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Venezuela (RMRP), by addressing the specific needs of refugee and migrant women and girls in the process of socioeconomic integration. These are partially attributable tothe engagement of 14 Venezuelan women leaders by UN Women in the R4V planning process for the first time. They contributed to the analysis on gender roles and dynamics, to the identification of women’s socioeconomic needs and strategies to address gender gaps, as well as to engage men and boys for longer-term results. The R4V Platform demonstrated better institutional performance partially attributed to UN Women’s advocacy and technical assistance. With the application of the Gender with Age Marker (GAM), an increase from 37 per cent in 2020 to 47 per cent in 2021 in RMRP actions sensitive to both gender and age was observed, as well as an increase from 11 per cent in 2020 to 14 percent in 2021 in targeted actions to reduce discrimination or inequality. Three hundred and twentyCSO and UN professionals reported having used UN Women knowledge products to develop new initiatives for refugee and migrant women in their organizations.
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World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
