Business and Equal Parenthood – Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Empowered Families

Balancing professional responsibilities with family life remains a key challenge for women worldwide, reinforced by unequal caregiving roles, limited parental leave, and insufficient childcare systems. This panel will examine how inclusive workplace policies and cultural shifts can foster shared responsibility, reduce structural barriers, and ensure equal opportunities for women and men. Participants will discuss strategies to close gender pay gaps, promote equal participation in the labor market and leadership, and highlight how stronger partnerships between businesses, states, and international organizations, with the support of the United Nations, can contribute to building sustainable and empowered families.