Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) Meeting Concretize Action Plan to Advance Gender Equality

September 15, 2015

from apec2015.ph

Delegates to the Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) met recently to finalize the implementation of a strategic plan that will chart efforts of the 21 APEC member economies to promote women’s economic empowerment over the next three years. Labeled PPWE Strategic Plan 2015-2018, their goal is to advance the economic integration of women in the APEC region for the benefit of all members and to coordinate gender activities across other APEC working groups. PPWE works to address the five key pillars impacting women’s economic empowerment. These are access to capital, access to market, skills, capacity building, and health, women’s leadership, voice, and agency, and innovation and technology. The meeting culminated with a draft  Statement for endorsement and approval by the Heads of Delegations of the High Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy. The family photo shows the PPWE delegates led by Hon. Nora K. Terrado, Chair of APEC WE 2015 Fora and Undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry; and Ms. Emmeline Verzosa, Chair of PPWE and the Executive Director of the Philippine Commission on Women.