Women Leaders Drive G20 Agenda Toward Green and Inclusive Growth

The G20 Summit 2025 opened today with a historic emphasis on gender inclusion in the global economy, led by a record number of women ministers and delegates. Among the key voices were U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati , all calling for an economic model that places women at the center of climate and innovation policy.

Discussions highlighted how women’s participation in the renewable energy sector could boost global GDP by over $5 trillion by 2030, according to a World Bank estimate. The G20 adopted a new “Gender and Green Growth Compact” aimed at increasing female employment in sustainable industries and technology.

Von der Leyen emphasized, “We cannot achieve climate neutrality without gender neutrality. Every green job should also be a gender-equal job.”

As the summit progresses, experts say this year’s G20 marks a profound moment , one where economic recovery, environmental reform, and women’s empowerment are no longer seen as separate agendas but as parts of one shared future.