PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Females: Equality (13 April 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment is a top priority for DFID.

The Department supports the achievement of Goal 5 by; improving global level policies and performance on gender equality – the UN High Level Panel’s Report on Women’s Economic Empowerment is a prime example; by supporting better outcomes for girls and women at a country level through DFID’s bilateral programmes; and by demonstrating best practice in spend and policy across the Department on gender equality, including in implementing the Gender Equality Act.

Answered by:
Lord Wharton of Yarm (Conservative)
24 April 2017