{"id":80862,"date":"2026-05-15T23:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80862"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:35:56","slug":"apec-economies-push-to-break-barriers-expand-opportunities-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80862","title":{"rendered":"APEC Economies Push to Break Barriers, Expand Opportunities for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issued by the APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy<\/em><\/p>\n

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, 16 May 2026<\/em>Ministers and high-level representatives from across the Asia-Pacific convened in Shanghai on Friday for the 2026 High-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy in Shanghai, reaffirming that sustainable future is not possible without women’s full and equal participation in the economy.<\/p>\n

“The international community has a shared responsibility to advance the cause of women,\u201d said Shen Yiqin, State Councilor of China and President of the All-China Women’s Federation in her opening remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s world, the international landscape is fluid and turbulent, the global economy is forging ahead against headwinds, and women\u2019s economic empowerment faces challenging tests,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She also referenced the Global Leaders\u2019 Meeting on Women held in Beijing in 2025, where measures to advance women\u2019s development and economic empowerment were discussed.<\/p>\n

State Councilor Shen outlined four areas for collective action among APEC economies to promote women\u2019s development and economic empowerment across the Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n

First, she underlined the importance of fostering an enabling environment for women’s growth and development. \u201cWe should remain committed to true multilateralism and open regionalism,\u201d State Councilor Shen said, calling on economies to bring greater stability and positive energy to a prosperous Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n

She also stressed the importance of achieving more practical outcomes to support women\u2019s development and ensure that modernization efforts both involve and benefit women.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to enable women’s economic empowerment through innovation and proactively address the imbalance and inadequacy of women’s development in the region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

On advancing equality, State Councilor Shen called for strengthening institutions and legal frameworks to support women\u2019s poverty reduction, education, health, employment and social security. \u201cWe should turn gender equality into a common value and code of conduct in the Asia-Pacific region,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, she urged APEC economies to deepen policy dialogue and experience-sharing through the Women and the Economy Forum, while expanding access to education and training, technological empowerment and entrepreneurship support services for women in developing economies.<\/p>\n

Throughout the dialogue, ministers and high-level representatives exchanged practical measures to accelerate women’s economic participation and leadership amid digital transformation, green growth and rapidly shifting labor markets across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us uphold the spirit of the Asia-Pacific community, deepen exchanges and mutual learning, and advance women\u2019s economic empowerment and all-round development with stronger determination and more concrete actions. This is key to making greater contributions to building an Asia-Pacific community and a community with a shared future for humanity.” State Councilor Shen concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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