Taiwan kicks off events for Women’s History Month, starting at UN Commission on the Status of Women

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media
OutReach – 15 March 2021 – Organized by Taiwan’s Foundation of Women’s Rights Promotion and
Development (FWRPD) and the Mistry of Foreign Affairs, the ACCELERATING WOMEN’S
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT webinar will be on March 18 at 8:30-10:00 am EST.

 

These topics and more
will be answered at the event:

• The decisive factor of economic empowerment of women in
  achieving gender equality and sustainable development
• The pivotal role of women in achieving the ambitious
  promises of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In observance Women’s
History Month, the Foundation is coordinating a series of activities in March,
including the dialogue on ACCELERATING WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. The
discussion will be led by Taiwan’s Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang, State Secretary to Minister for Gender Equality of Sweden,
Karin Strandås, and Taiwan’s Ambassador at Large Lin Ching-Yi.

 

Tang, Taiwan’s first transgender government minister, will talk
about the country’s plan to achieve Goal 5 of the SDGs on gender equality
through social innovation and economic empowerment. The charismatic minister
will divulge how she works with the government to give citizens the space to be
socially innovative.

 

Ambassador Lin will discuss accelerating equality through gendered
public policy making. The former legislator will talk about how law reform can
contribute to creating the conditions for gender equality.

 

Other speakers from around the world will share their experiences in
advancing women’s economic rights and independence, investing in women’s
empowerment, and supporting marginalized women to earn, save money, and improve
their health and wellbeing.

 

The 65th session of UN CSW runs from March 15-26. Held as part of
the non-government organization forum to the UN’s Commission on the Status of
Women (NGO-CSW), there will be another 26 parallel sessions organized by
Taiwanese NGOs. The active participation of Taiwan’s civil society organization
in the NGO-CSW forum is an indication of the advances Taiwan has made toward
gender equality in recent years.

 

Taiwan ranks first in Asia for gender equality, according to the
Gender Equality Index, and has become the first Asian country to legalize
same-sex marriage in 2019. This year, Taiwan took steps to expand the law to
allow same-sex marriage between Taiwanese citizens and foreigners.

 

Due to COVID-19, NGO-CSW65 will largely be a virtual event. Despite
the restrictions, the enthusiastic participation of Taiwan’s NGOs shows that
Taiwan is ready to hit the road running in the post-pandemic race for gender
equality.

 

Links

Accelerating
Women’s Economic Empowerment virtual event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsmdJBEHE08

Other
events at NGO-CSW65 organized by Taiwan’s NGOs

https://www.youtube.com/user/FWRPD/featured

Power
of Women, concept film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZc3C5Dx_0