APEC policy partnership promotes women’s economic participation

The second APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Meeting kicked off in Hue city on September 26 with the aim to continue promoting gender equality and women’s economic participation.
APEC policy partnership promotes women’s economic participation ảnh 1The second APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE 2) Meeting kicks off in Hue city (Source: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA)
– The second APEC Policy Partnershipon Women and the Economy (PPWE 2) Meeting kicked off in Hue city, the central provinceof Thua Thien-Hue, on September 26 with the aim to continue promoting genderequality and women’s economic participation.

The two-day PPWE 2 is the first activity of the 2017 APEC Women and theEconomy Forum that lasts from September 26 to 29 in Hue.

Opening the event, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dao Hong Lan said the building and implementation of genderresponsive policies and programmes in APEC are necessary to enhance APECforums’ coordination in gender equality issues and the inclusion of theseissues in each forum for the sake of women’s socio-economic progress and genderequality in the region.

"We do this to affirm that women have an important role andcontributions to the economic development in APEC while helping to put forthequal approaches in terms of economy, labour and job for both women and men,”she added.

She expressed her hope that the PPWE 2 will attain expected outcomes,including updating the progress of implementing and suggesting next steps forthe realisation of PPWE’s strategic plan for 2015-2018, strengtheningcooperation among APEC economies and working groups in the implementation ofcommon initiatives, finalising and approving the APEC gender inclusionguidelines, and completing a draft ministers’ statement to be submitted to theHigh-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy later this week.

The 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum is a chance for Vietnam andother APEC economies to contribute to common achievements and efforts, shenoted, applauding APEC leaders’ recognition of the importance of women in theregion.

APEC policy partnership promotes women’s economic participation ảnh 2Delegates take a photo at the meeting (Source: VNA)

The forum focuses on enhancing women’s economic inclusion and empowerment in a changing world. Its priorities are promoting gender equality for inclusiveeconomic growth, improving the competitiveness and creativeness of micro-,small- and medium-sized enterprises owned by women, and narrowing the gendergap in human resources development.

Founded in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) with 21economies is the Asia Pacific’s premier economic forum. The primary goalis to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacificregion.

The APEC economies accountfor 39 percent of the world population, 57 percent of the world GDP and 47percent of the global trade, according to statistics in 2014.

The APEC Year 2017 is takingplace in Vietnam under the theme “Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a SharedFuture”. The country used to host APEC events for the first time in 2006.-VNA
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