MIMDES to hold five events for women during APEC 2008

Speaking from the Presidential Palace, President Alan Garcia Perez announced that, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum 2008 taking place this year in Peru, issues related to gender will be widely discussed from different approaches in five events being organised by the Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES).

These events are an opportunity for Peru to further enhance its chairmanship of APEC by ensuring the 21 member economies recognise the importance of the role of women by incorporating gender perspectives into all their economic activities.

The events being organized by MIMDES will take place in Arequipa and Tacna in May and MIMDES is inviting the attendance and participation of women leaders from the 21 economies that make up APEC.

The first event organised by MIMDES will be Women in the Digital Economy to be held in Arequipa on 9 and 10 May. The event, expected to attract 200 participants, is a project of the Asia Pacific Women’s Information Centre (APWINC) and its focus is on encouraging women’s participation in the digital economy.

Another event to be held in the ‘White City’ is the Women Exporters forum which will involve 200 women seeking to boost their market presence in APEC. This event will be on May 11 and aims to strengthen the capacities of women exporters in the Asia-Pacific region as well as to share experiences among women exporters.

The 13th Meeting of the Women Leaders’ Network (WLN) will also be held in Arequipa from 12 to 14 May and its objectives are to increase training and the presence and participation of women leaders in APEC. WLN is an organisation of women entrepreneurs, academics and government officials linked through micro, small and medium enterprises. It is expected that 400 women from Peru and the economies of APEC will attend.

The Gender Training seminar, another of the events organized by MIMDES, is the outcome of an APEC project from the APWINC at Sookmyung Women’s University in South Korea and is aimed at encouraging government officials to incorporate gender strategies into all policies and proposals. This seminar will take place in Arequipa on 15 -16 May.  

The Sixth Meeting of Gender Focal Points is the fifth event being organised by MIMDES. Among its objectives are the promotion of the Framework for the Integration of Women in APEC in the region to achieve gender equality and economic integration, and promoting and collecting information about the participation of women in APEC fora. The representatives from the Offices for Women in each of the 21 economies that make up the Forum will meet in Tacna on 17 and 18 May.  

Additionally, within the framework of APEC there will be two associated activities -the Business Round in Arequipa on 9 and 10 May and the APEC Export Fair which will take place in the same city from 9 to 14 May.

MIMDES developed the preparatory phase of these events in 2007 by conducting five regional workshops, 3 regional forums and the forum International Meeting of Women Entrepreneurs Headed for APEC 2008 in Callao. At this event there were 1200 participants and exhibitors from Chile, South Korea and Mexico.
                                                                     

Lima, January 20, 2008

February 21, 2008 | Filed Under 2008 Meeting - Peru, Peru

 


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