The 2025 Conference on Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment, hosted by the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) alongside Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), is scheduled for 6 to 7 May 2025 at the Sun City Resort in Northwest Province, South Africa. Building on Brazil’s 2024 Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment Conference outcomes, this crucial event seeks to enhance global and regional commitments to women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion. Serving as a transformative platform, the conference will tackle systemic barriers to financial inclusion and entrepreneurship while advocating for gender equality. It will gather global and local participants—from policymakers and business leaders to academics and advocates—to create actionable solutions that can reshape financial ecosystems, promote economic justice, and support women and marginalised communities.

Anchored in South Africa’s G20 Presidency, the conference aligns with critical global and regional frameworks, including the G20 Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG) Key Priority 2 (Promoting Financial Inclusion of and for Women), the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Union Agenda 2063, and South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. These alignments underscore financial inclusion as a key driver of sustainable development, poverty reduction, and gender equity.

The conference will focus on key themes such as economic justice, gender-sensitive procurement, land rights and agribusiness, digital financial tools, and green economy entrepreneurship. Its goal is to empower women and foster inclusive, sustainable growth by addressing intersectional barriers and presenting innovative solutions. South Africa’s rich human rights and social justice legacy is a compelling backdrop for this event, enhancing its global impact.

The 2025 Conference on Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment seeks to create transformative impacts that redefine financial systems, empower women, and promote global sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Given South Africa’s strong human rights and social justice legacy, it serves as an excellent venue for this international discussion. The conference will enhance the country’s leadership in gender equity and financial inclusion, aligning its results with the wider African and global development agenda.

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For call for papers: G20 FIWE 2025 2nd Call for Papers.pdf