Minister Kim Hyun-sook Discusses Measures to Strengthen Women's Economic Empowerment at MIKTA Ministers' Meeting

Discussion on Promoting Women's Participation, Enhancing Digital Competencies, and Removing Barriers to Women’s Entrepreneurship

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Kim Hyun-sook is attending the Government Policy Coordination Meeting held at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Kim Hyun-sook, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, announced on the 26th that she will attend the MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, T?rkiye (Turkey), Australia) Women and Family Ministers' Meeting to explore ways to strengthen women's economic capabilities.

All minister-level senior officials from the women and family agencies of the five MIKTA countries will participate in this video conference. They will discuss various measures to promote women's participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, enhance digital capabilities, and remove barriers to women’s entrepreneurship amid changes in the job environment due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Minister Kim Hyun-sook will introduce the government's past efforts to support women's economic participation, activation of women-owned businesses and startups, and the development of women scientists and industrial workforce, along with future policy directions.

She will also share policies for work-family balance such as expanding family-friendly certified companies, promoting paternity leave, and supporting reemployment of women with career interruptions, efforts to activate women-owned businesses and startups including hosting women entrepreneurship competitions and operating Women’s Enterprise Week, as well as support policies for women scientists with career breaks.

Minister Kim Hyun-sook of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said, "We will join forces with participating countries to ensure that the MIKTA Women and Family Ministers' Meeting becomes an important forum leading the international agenda on strengthening the economic capabilities of women and girls."

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