Just one year ago, world leaders committed to working towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) designed to change the course of the 21st century and address challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, education, etc. All these objectives are inextricably linked, and the success of one often depends on that of the others. To achieve a world free of poverty, it is crucial to tackle its many causes, leaving no-one behind. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are considered critical for all the SDGs, and are both recognized as an objective in itself (Objective 5) and as a means for achieving all the objectives.