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2018/PPWE/DIA/006
Practices of Women Empowerment for Sustainable Economic Development
Submitted by: Public Diplomacy Foundation Women’ View
Public-Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea6 September 2018
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PRACTICES OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VERONIKA PESHKOVA
President, Public Diplomacy Foundation Women’ View
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Women provide
a key
contribution to
the economic
success of the
Asia-Pacific
region
Approximately 600 million women are in the labor force
Over 60 percent engaged in the formal sector
Women account for nearly 30% of all business owners and managers
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In Asia-Pacific region:
11% of companies have no women in senior management positions
68 % of companies account for less than 30% of senior managers in 68%
26% of companies have no women on Boards
Source: ILO survey in 2015
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Strong female leadership:
36.4% average increasein return on equity forcompanies
$28 trillion as theestimated increase inglobal GDP
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Although most
APEC economies
have laws in
place to protect
women from
dismissal if they
become pregnant
or take maternity
leave
• only 7 economies guarantee a mother’s right to an equivalent position when returning to work.
• Only 4 economies provide tax deductions for childcare payments,
• Only 3 economies have made it illegal for employers to ask about family status during a job interview
Source: 2016 research by APEC
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Best Practices to
Encourage
IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE
WORK OPTIONS
LEADERSHIP FLEXIBILITIES
LEADERSHIP TRAININGS
FOR WOMEN
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITY
7Source: GEM, 2016 /2017
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Female Total Entrepreneurial Activity and
Entrepreneurial Intentions on the rise but the
gap remains high especially in MENA and Asia
0
60
Europa and CentralAsia
North America East and South Asiaand Pacific
Latin America and theCaribbean
Middle East and NorthAfrica
Sub - Saharan Africa
Entrepreneurial Intentions versus Total Entrepreneurial Activity Rate by region ( in % of female population aged 18 to 64)
Female Intentions
Female TEA
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Women
entrepreneurship
support
activities
Educational support
Entrepreneurship popularization
International cooperation
Special financial products for
women
GR activity
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EDUCATIONAL PROJECT “MOM-
ENTREPRENEUR”
• TARGET AUDIENCE: WOMEN WITH UNDER AGE CHILDREN
• PROJECT FORMAT: FREE BUSINESS BASICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGS
• KEY PARTNER: RUSSIAN SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS CORPORATION
• LOCATIONS: 7 REGIONS OF RUSSIA IN 2016, 20 REGIONS IN 2017, 56 REGIONS IN 2018
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Women
entrepreneurship for
territory development
Improving competitiveness of export-oriented industries in Armenia
Initiated by Russia run by UNIDO
Integration of local produces into the international value-chain
New jobs and educational support for women
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Some of
the major
recent
PPWE
projects
and
initiatives:
The APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target Awards
The APEC Women’s Business Smart Technology Seminar
The APEC Women in STEM initiative
WE-APEC
The APEC Measurement of Change
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APEC BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
AND SUCCESS TARGET
“APEC BEST AWARD”
AIMED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURIAL PRACTICES IN APEC ECONOMIES
INITIATED IN 2015
STARTED IN LIMA PERU IN 2016
RUN IN VIETNAM IN 2017 AND IN PNG IN 2018
FORMED WOMEN BEST PRACTICES CATALOGUE
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Women entrepreneurship for sustainable
economic development
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Strengthening women-run
businesses
• Enhancing MSME competitiveness and promoting their internationalization
• Creating favorable business environment that stimulates innovation, entrepreneurship and promotes good corporate governance
• Facilitating MSME access to international markets and global value chains
• Promoting human development in the digital era
• Cooperation with international organizations, unions and platforms in women economic empowerment