Every year, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) brings together UN member states to set goals for global gender equality and develop measures to promote gender equality. For 2024, the theme is economic vulnerability and how it can be addressed to empower women and girls.

The Nordic countries have worked together for over 40 years to promote gender equality in all areas of society and have important knowledge to contribute. This knowledge base highlights a range of relevant areas for the 2024 theme: it describes economic vulnerability through all phases of life and shows the conditions of different groups through intersectional perspectives. It also addresses economic violence in different forms, the consequences for victims and the need for support structures, as well as summarising a number of key messages.