Gender equality is important for the advancement and sustainability of women owned/led enterprises. This is highly relevant as more than half of the MSMEs in Indonesia are owned or led by women. Thus, further collaboration is needed to ensure that government policy, economy and commerce are on the side of women and puts forth gender equality.
The facts: Women plays very important role in shopping and purchasing goods/services.
More than 100 SMEs owned and led by women from various areas in Greater Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Bali got a direct learning experiences from major corporations and organizations in a unique event aimed at providing information for better opportunities and access to markets, domestic and beyond.
The even themed “Women’s Business Forum (WBF) 2017” and held in commemoration of International Women’s Day, was jointly hosted by International Trade Center (ITC), HIPPI (Himpunan Pengusaha Pribumi Indonesia), Indonesia Global Compact Network (IGCN), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) member of the World Bank group.
WBF 2017 had three mains sessions; Panel Discussion, Business Speed Dating, and Exhibition for MSMEs.
The Women’s Business Forum (WBF) event on 22 March 2017 at Graha Niaga, SCBD was held upon the basis of common concern amongst the related institutions to increase gender equality within supply chains in private or government sectors. Through this event, women-owned and women-led businesses are expected to be able to increase awareness and explore opportunities to become suppliers of goods or services in large enterprises in Indonesia. Ultimately, increased capacity of these enterprises in becoming suppliers, will increase income and creativity, generate jobs and accelerate the country’s growth.
To learn more about the event’s materials, click here
For news coverage can be found to the following:
News in English
- Jakarta Globe : Women’s Business Forum 2017: Equality Means Business
- Tempo.co : Women-Owned SMEs Learn Access to International Markets
News in Bahasa Indonesia
- AntaraNews : Kesetaraan Gender Tingkatkan Produktivitas Perusahaan
- Warta Ekonomi : Hippi Gelar Women’s Business Forum 2017
- Bisnis Indonesia : Kesetaraan Gender Masih Hambat Pengusaha Perempuan – Akses Perempuan Pengusaha ke Mata Rantai Pemasok Masih Rendah
- Majalah Kartini : Kesetaraan Gender Tingkatkan Produktivitas Usaha Perempuan
