During a webinar on Friday, People's Participation Acting Deputy at the Ministry Indra Gunawan explained that G20 Empower had been led by a chair and co-chair from representatives from the government and private sector.
Gunawan expects that the G20 Empower will foster sound collaboration between various private sectors in G20 member countries to increase women's leadership in the private sector.
Later, they will also identify various challenges and support several advancements to bolster women's leadership in the private sector.
Women leaders in various major corporations will participate to become Indonesia's representatives during the G20 Empower, Gunawan added.
The ministry expects that through this representation of women, policies within corporations will focus more on women's issues and gender equality.
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Earlier, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga had stated that her ministry was striving to encourage the private sector to promote gender equality in the working world.
This is being conducted through a G20 working group, specifically G20 Empower, Puspayoga noted in a press statement issued on Thursday.
One way to promote gender equality is by requesting C-level executives to promote women leaders and economic development through practices that can be replicated, whether nationally or in G20 countries, she stated.
The effort to involve the private sector is being made to support the acceleration of gender equality in Indonesia amid the momentum afforded by International Women's Day, she stressed.
The G20 Empower, or the G20 Alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation, aims to expedite women's leadership and empowerment in the private sector.
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