Report of the Ministers Meeting of the Committee on Women and Development (CWD)

Abstract

This paper focuses on report of the ministers meeting of the committee on women and development (CWD). The meeting observed that the issue of integrating women's issues into the national economy is critical given that more than 50% of the continent comprises women. Ministers were of the view that the recommendations should be strengthened to reflect the importance of the need to measure and integrate women's work in national accounts and national budgets. The Meeting reached a consensus that all African countries should conduct time-use surveys as a vital tool for accounting for women's contribution to the economy.