In 1995 the International Training Centre for Women (MNO-ITW) organised the Women 2000 Conference for the first time.
Five years later the conference Women 2000-ll followed.
These conventions were organised to enable participants to exchange views on and experiences with funding for women.
In 2005 the third Global conference was followed called Gender Equity in Economy where INSTMW participated as an UN input.
MNO-ITW now organised the fourth conference, Women 2000-lV, in order to raise awareness and get a cleat idea of what women’s current position is concerning the influence of the worldwide economic crisis on the position of women. Because it is exactly this very crisis which we may consider a turning point for women.
All crises have their dangers and disadvantages but each and every crisis also entails creativity and new opportunities This conference aimed to produce information and recommendation on actions which will enhance Gender Equity as the turning point or Economic Development in the world.
During the two decades following the initial Women2000 conference and developments have occurred on gender equity. However, there is still a long way to 90, according to MNO-ITW, due to the continuing attitude of policy makers. The latter promote the idea of emancipation and empowerment of women, as it would already have been completed thus they portrait a far too positive picture. Women need to be involved in decision making regarding their future, economy, education, culture, media IICT and other activities.
The empowerment process is losing its momentum and needs to be readdressed. It is true that nowadays more often women in top positions appear in the media. Unfortunately it is but a small percentage of the capable women who would be able to play a large role at the top, if the opportunity is “seized'.
One of the Women 2000-lV conference's objectives was to emphasize that women should be recognized by financial organisation as serious entrepreneurs being able to come into force as a tuning point for economic crisis. The decision on funding for women is regularly influenced by prejudice in policy making. This situation must change as we agree upon economic participation and gender budgeting as to be one of the most important instruments for progress and continuing worldwide and local development.
During the Fourth WOMEN 2000 Conference we evaluated the effects of the Economic Crisis as a Turning point for Women: where and how we can step in.
Elsje Dijkgraaff
President MNO-ITW
Five years later the conference Women 2000-ll followed.
These conventions were organised to enable participants to exchange views on and experiences with funding for women.
In 2005 the third Global conference was followed called Gender Equity in Economy where INSTMW participated as an UN input.
MNO-ITW now organised the fourth conference, Women 2000-lV, in order to raise awareness and get a cleat idea of what women’s current position is concerning the influence of the worldwide economic crisis on the position of women. Because it is exactly this very crisis which we may consider a turning point for women.
All crises have their dangers and disadvantages but each and every crisis also entails creativity and new opportunities This conference aimed to produce information and recommendation on actions which will enhance Gender Equity as the turning point or Economic Development in the world.
During the two decades following the initial Women2000 conference and developments have occurred on gender equity. However, there is still a long way to 90, according to MNO-ITW, due to the continuing attitude of policy makers. The latter promote the idea of emancipation and empowerment of women, as it would already have been completed thus they portrait a far too positive picture. Women need to be involved in decision making regarding their future, economy, education, culture, media IICT and other activities.
The empowerment process is losing its momentum and needs to be readdressed. It is true that nowadays more often women in top positions appear in the media. Unfortunately it is but a small percentage of the capable women who would be able to play a large role at the top, if the opportunity is “seized'.
One of the Women 2000-lV conference's objectives was to emphasize that women should be recognized by financial organisation as serious entrepreneurs being able to come into force as a tuning point for economic crisis. The decision on funding for women is regularly influenced by prejudice in policy making. This situation must change as we agree upon economic participation and gender budgeting as to be one of the most important instruments for progress and continuing worldwide and local development.
During the Fourth WOMEN 2000 Conference we evaluated the effects of the Economic Crisis as a Turning point for Women: where and how we can step in.
Elsje Dijkgraaff
President MNO-ITW
