APEC Women and the Economy Forum 2013- “Women as Economic Drivers”
6-8 September 2013, Bali, Indonesia
The Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation’s (APEC) Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) provides a mechanism to integrate gender considerations into APEC activities. It also provides policy advice on gender issues and supports gender equality where relevant to the APEC process.
The APEC Women in Economy Forum (WEF) 2013 has three components:
- Public-Private Dialogue on key issues for Women’s Empowerment (PPDWE) will be convened on 6th September 2013 attended by more than 300 female leaders from public, private, non government, organization and academicians from APEC economies;
- the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) will be convened on 7th September 2013; attended by senior government officials from APEC economies;
- and the High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Women and the Economy will be convened on 8th September 2013; attended by ministers in charge of women from the APEC economies.
The 2013 WEF will be held on the margins of APEC SOM3 2013 Meetings in September in Indonesia. The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child protection of the Republic Indonesia will be the main focal point to organize the APEC WEF 2013.
Theme and Subthemes
For the WEF 2013, Indonesia suggests the theme of “Women as Economic Drivers” with three sub-themes as follows.
- Structural Reform
- Women and ICT
- Infrastructure and Human Capital
