From advocacy to 2025 implementation: a decade of Women20 influence on global gender policy (2015 - 2024)

The Women20 (W20) engagement group has influenced international gender policies for a decade. This analysis tracks how W20 advocacy drives actual policy change in the world's largest economies. Through analysis of all 220 W20 policy recommendations and their translation into G20 Leaders’ Declarations and subsequent national reforms, this study shows how effectively civil society groups can influence international policies. W20 was officially established during Turkey's 2015 G20 presidency. It emerged from the broader G20's goal of reducing the gender employment gap, particularly the "25 by 25" initiative aimed at closing the gap by 25% by 2025. The first W20 working meeting took place in Istanbul, under the Turkish presidency, marking the beginning of the group's focus on promoting women's economic empowerment within G20 nations.