WLN 1996 - Resource Materials

The first APEC Women Leaders Network meeting was held in Manila, Philippines in October, 1996.

We need to archive materials from all WLN meetings.  To date, we have comprehensive sets of materials from the 2000 (Brunei), 2006 (Vietnam), 2007 (Australia) and, now, 2008 (Peru) meetings.  If you are in possession of materials from any of the other meetings, please contact us.

August 31, 2008 | Filed Under 1996 Meeting - Philippines, Philippines

WLN Statement 1996

CALL TO ACTION
by WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK
Manila, October 1996

We, as Women Senior Leaders from APEC Economies, came together in Manila on October 2 to 4, 1996 to launch the "Women Senior Leaders Network". We propose mechanisms for integrating gender as a cross-cutting concern in APEC toward achieving the APEC vision and goals and ensuring equitable development. The Network acknowledges the vital contribution of women in APEC economies and recognizes that investment in women’s human resources and their enterprises is sound economics. The Network affirms that the integration of a gender perspective in APEC will strengthen prospects for equitable economic growth, the reduction of poverty and the promotion of Sustainable Development in the Region.

We Wish to Build Upon:

To Integrate Gender Perspective in Its Work, We Propose that APEC:

We Offer a Network that:

We Hereby Issue a Call to Action to APEC Leaders to:

We, in the Women Senior Leaders’ Network, congratulate the Philippines as current Chair of APEC for its creative leadership in hosting this historic inaugural Meeting of the Women Senior Leaders’ Network and in introducing the gender dimension ino the Action Program of APEC.  We urge Canada and Malaysia, as Chairs of the 1997 and 1998 APEC Leaders’ Meetings, to continue this momentum and enhance this commitment.

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December 12, 2007 | Filed Under 1996 Meeting - Philippines, Philippines, WLN Statements


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