Many women cannot access important social protections. Young women are far more likely than men to be not in employment, education, or training in Pacific Alliance countries and teenage pregnancy rates remain high, signalling future risks of poverty for young and often single mothers. Women continue to do the bulk of unremunerated labour at home, which restricts their paid work prospects and women and girls in the region continue to face high levels of violence in private and public spaces. Policies must be renewed and reinvigorated to ensure that girls and women are empowered to fulfil their aspirations - not only for their benefit, but for society and economies overall.