Women Entrepreneurs of Latin America and the Caribbean network

Location

Online

Organised by ILO on Women's Leadership in the Region: exchanging ideas and inspiring initiatives

Aim of the meeting:

“Win- Win: Gender Equality means Good Business” is a programme jointly implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UN Women, funded by the European Union. Through the promotion of the “business case”, this programme aims to promote gender equality to strengthen women's economic empowerment and leadership as a basis for sustainable, inclusive, and equitable growth. The programme supports employers' organizations, businesses, and workers in six target countries in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Uruguay. It focuses on the development of capacities of public and private sector actors to fully understand the economic benefits that gender equality offers. By strengthening women's business leadership, promoting women's participation at work and applying measures to address the gender pay gap, the programme supports women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

The Programme is implemented through different activities organized around the following three pillars:

  1. Strengthen the technical and influencing capacity of employers' organizations and their members on the business case for gender equality through evidence-based knowledge exchange, sharing of good practices and other capacity development efforts;
  2. Establish cooperation networks and opportunities for dialogue among companies led by women; and
  3. Find creative ways to support women-led innovation and business ventures in their efforts to access finance and build and grow their businesses. 

IOE Role:

As co-organizer of the Network, IOE will make a presentation at the opening of the session and invite IOE members to participate in the event.

IOE address

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