This is even more crucial for Liberia as women play a significant role in Liberia’s economy. According to the Liberia Gender Policy, women provide 80% of the agricultural labor force, 76% of cash crop production, 93% of food crop production, and conduct 85% of all marketing and trading.

In building and sustaining economic development in Liberia, women have to be intentionally engaged.  Concurrently, the economic empowerment of women remains crucial to ensuring peace and security in Liberia. When women are empowered, the incidences of sexual gender-based violence decreases, their capacity to engage in decision-making improves, and their involvement in civic and political participation increases.