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BPW Taiwan hosts an on-line conference on “Women's economic empowerment pandemic

2022-03-22

       The CSW66 Forum online conference, hosted by International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Taiwan), Taipei Tenyuan club BPW,Taiwan, The theme of the conference is "Women's economic empowerment after Pandemic". The host is Ms.Chou. The speakers are Ms.Prati Maya Pun who is from Nepal, Ms.Ester Eomois who is from Estonia, Ms.Freda Miriklis who is from Australia and Ms.Winnie Chao who is from Taiwan.

       Ms. Freda Miriklis is from Australia and has 25 years of international development experience. She is recognized as a global advocate for women's empowerment. She explained that there are many international organizations that help women improve their economy and life.

       Ms.Winnie Chao is Winnie, the voice representing Taiwan. She is not only a successful female entrepreneur, philanthropist, but also a mother of five children. It shows that the contribution and importance of women in education are also factors that affect the future development of a country. Winnie mentioned that last year due to the epidemic, the school's physical courses were forced to be changed to online teaching, but she also pointed out that children are studying at home, and parents must also see whether the child is focusing on the teaching. It is also expected to create opportunities for individuals to advance themselves , promote parental education , unify resources, and build sustainable networks. Winnine also encourage women to accept yourself, believe yourself , and be who you truly are and hope that every woman can achieve the goal of her life.

       Ms.Ester Eomois from Estonia is the president of BPW Estonia. She has been researching the issue of "the careers paths of millennial generation female leaders " for a long time. During the talks, she provided the European Union's report on women's mental and worry load, , cognitive labor, household project  management and unpaid and unnoticed work. Fortunately, Estonia’s national resources are relatively sufficient, and various infrastructures are relatively complete during the epidemic period, such as online shopping, e-doctor, e-schooling, entertainment, work, government services.. And the nursery homes were never fully closed during lockdowns and monthly fees were compensated by city governments. During full lockdown, food packages were prepared for take away for schoolchildren. BPW Estonia also continue to hold training programs.

       Ms. Prati Maya Pun from Nepal also said that Nepal is a country dominated by agriculture, and its domestic resources are relatively insufficient. Nepalese women are still forced to interrupt their studies, so they are often unable to take up more professional jobs and pay more at work. In terms of women's weaker social status, Ms. Prati Maya Pun also suggested that women's economic empowerment can access to income and assets, control of and benefit from economic gains, and finally to get power to make decisions.

        In the end, the host chou said that even though women's empowerment still has a way to go, but we are not alone. Many institutions and societies around the world are working hard to achieve this, and there are currently many female leaders in the world: such as Taiwan, Germany, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, etc., women's influence is not only resistant to COVID-19 and even war. Women, keep going!

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