A framework to increase women’s inclusion in the transportation sector in the APEC region is approved

The APEC Women in Transportation Task Force launched a framework to increase women’s inclusion in the transportation sector.
The framework sets up guidance for the transportation sector to promote education; remove barriers to hiring and entrepreneurship; enhance conditions for the retention of women’s talent; advocate for the development of women leaders; and encourage safe use and access to transportation systems.
Both the Asian Development Bank and International Labor Organization have estimated that women’s limited access to employment causes a loss in economic growth to the Asia-Pacific region of around USD42-47 billion each year.
Six economies have expressed interest in piloting the framework in 2016.
Press-release at the official APEC web-site