The two-day event is the first activity of the 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum that will last until September 29th in Hue. Opening the event, speakers noted that the building and implementation of gender responsive policies and programmes in APEC are necessary to enhance APEC forums’ coordination in gender equality issues.
The 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum focuses on promoting gender equality for inclusive economic growth, improving the competitiveness and creativeness of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises owned by women, and narrowing the gap of gender equality in human resources development.