chamber partnership meeting - women entrepreneurship & bmo services - south africa, march 2013 -...

CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP MEETING - WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BMO SERVICES - South Africa, March 2013 - The strength of networking & benchmarking!

Bridging the Global Gender Gap

Economy

EducationHealth

Politics

(Source: World Economic Forum Rating)

Family&

Tradition

CTS & Private Sector Development Center

Developing infrastructure for private business

Introducing Gender issues and WEE? How?

The role of business member organisations

Policy Advocacy onlocal, national & international level

Meeting places, local and international networking

Member services

Independent third party

Bridging the Global Gender Gap

WHAT CAN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS DO?

Focus on relevent policy advocacy issues: Human rights issues & legal inequalities Unequal access to education & jobs Unequal access to capital Legal & structural obstacles like taxsystem, inheritance laws

Influence Member Companies & Business to work pro-actively : Reducing wage gaps – measure, set goals & benchmark Supporting women through the ”glass ceiling” Supporting women to balance family, traditions and work Adapt working conditions & infrastructure Putting women health issues in focus

Business, Gov’t, Media - Increase numbers of female leaders and visibility of women

Business & Gov’t - Empowerment programs and professional training – e.g. local resource centers

Business - More women networks in chambers and other business organisations

Business - Mentorship programs for women

BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP

HOW?

Role Models

Support Systems

Gov’t & Business - Provide support systems enabling both women and men to work – e.g. childcare, adjusting school hours to work hours.

Gov’t & Business - Planning infrastructure & transportation to suite women’s mobility - public transportation, ICT, allocation of industrial zones, flexibility at work places, working from home

Gov’t - Remove discriminatory structures – participation in political and business sphere, taxation, the right to own property & wealth etc.

BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP

HOW?

Family - Access to paid work & more equal division of unpaid work

Family - Recognize how social and family life can play a disruptive and constructive role – family/career, production/reproduction, quality of life etc.

BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP

HOW?

PROVIDING ROLEMODELS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION

PROVIDING ROLEMODELS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION

Don’t forget the Men!

PROVIDING ROLEMODELS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION

Don’t forget the Boys!

THANK YOU!

charlotte.kalin@chambertrade.se