The President of the National Council for Women, Dr Maya Morsi, recently participated in the World Bank ministerial meeting on accelerating the pace of gender equality in the presence of the World Bank’s Vice President for Human Development Affairs, the World Bank’s Global Director of the Gender Equality Group, and several female ministers.
That came during her participation as the head of the Egyptian delegation in the activities of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) on “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by confronting poverty and strengthening institutions and financing to do so,” scheduled to take place during March.
At the meeting, Morsi reviewed the efforts of the Egyptian experience in achieving women’s economic empowerment and their participation in the labor market, stressing the importance of discussing violence resulting from the use of technology against women, which negatively affects women’s effective participation in all fields.
The President of the Council explained the importance of strengthening the strong partnership with the private sector to achieve gender equality, empower women, and ensure women’s effective participation.
She further stressed the need to enhance investment in girls and boys to change misconceptions, raise awareness about women’s issues, and change negative norms, saying that women cannot be empowered without working with men.
Morsi continued: If women enjoy the same opportunities as men, this may enhance economic growth, as women’s participation in the labor force is significant and affects countries’ gross domestic product.
Moreover, the experiences of other countries in this regard were reviewed, and the new vision of the World Bank to eradicate poverty around the world was also reviewed, along with the challenges it faced, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts around the world. In addition, the focus on elderly care and child care to enable women to participate effectively in the workforce was also reviewed.
