The certification is guided by the World Bank’s Gender Equity Model, which identifies the areas of focus and maps out the needed actions to accomplish the model’s objectives in each area.
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The meeting focused on how to continue the deployment of international leadership as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, and implement novel business models for deep social cohesion.
The platform, which was held in the form of a webinar, saw the ministry and NCW join forces with the World Economic Forum. It represents the first of its kind in the Africa and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions.
It is a national public-private collaboration model enabling the government and businesses to take decisive action on closing economic gender gaps, the Ministry of International Cooperation explained in a press statement on Monday.
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It pointed out that only 24.7% of women are in the labour force, and about 20% of them are on a part-time contract.
Arab countries are at the bottom of the gender gap index list
