The Council
seeks to ensure the full and effective participation of girls and women in
decision-making, in the G7 processes, and beyond.
To this
end, the Council calls on the G7 and other countries to make individual
commitments towards improving the legal and policy frameworks, with a view
toward creating a global coalition committed to the full empowerment of girls
and women through the implementation of laws that protect and promote equality
and women’s and girls’ rights.
It also
invites States – G7 and others – to fully integrate the goal of gender equality
into all of their policies, from education to health, through social affairs or
employment policies, science, and efforts to create sustainable economies.
The
Advisory Council invites G7 leaders and non-G7-countries to commit to adopting,
implementing and strengthening at least one law in their own countries, but preferably
several.
At the same
time, discriminatory laws that are currently in place should be repealed,
including closing any related legal loopholes that enable negative practices.
The Council
urges States to devote the necessary financial and human resources to implement
this ambitious, but achievable, goal, such as through dedicated
gender-sensitive and inclusive budgeting and sector plans.
In
addition, the Council calls on States to support civil society – NGOs, feminist
groups, and grassroots organizations – which are essential to achieving gender
equality. Resources are also needed for data collection and analysis to inform
the response.
Finally,
the Council strongly recommends that G7 leaders define an accountability
framework, with clear indicators that continuously track and report on G7
performance on gender equality actions and commitments, and encourages that the
States begin these processes before the next G7.
