Taiwan joined the U.S. Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program run by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on International Women’s Day March 8, spotlighting the government’s commitment to working with like-minded partners for the advancement of gender equality.
President Tsai Ing-wen said March 6 that the government is working to narrow the gender gap in Taiwan and create conditions in which women from all walks of life can break glass ceilings in achieving professional and personal goals.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, celebrated on Monday, Premier Su Tseng-chang thanked the women of Taiwan for their contributions to the nation and the roles they played in the home and workplace through the most trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In an assessment conducted by the government, Taiwan ranked sixth worldwide and first in Asia for gender equality, based on methods used by the U.N. Development Programme to compile the latest 2019 Gender Inequality Index.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has been named as one of the world’s 24 extraordinary women by a Thai newspaper Monday, citing her leadership in containing the coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan and her government’s promotion of gender equality.
Taiwan moved up three spots to sixth globally and retains its position as top in Asia based on data used to compile the most recent U.N. Gender Inequality Index, according to the Executive Yuan's Department of Gender Equality Jan. 5.
In the 2021 Gender at a Glance in R.O.C. (Taiwan) report published Tuesday by the Executive Yuan’s Department of Gender Equality (DGE), Taiwan moved up three notches this year to place sixth globally and first in Asia. The rankings are based on five indicators in the three dimensions of productive health, empowerment and the labor market as used by the U.N. Development Programme to compile the 2019 Gender Inequality Index.
Chen Fang-ming: Scholar of Taiwanese literary history, chaired professor at National Chengchi University.Ken Worker: Online trend tracker, blogger, international tour leader/guide.Wang Pitsu: Parenting author, home cooking expert.Lai Peixia: Singer, TV and radio host, artist, and spiritual mentor.
Taiwan and the U.S. announced cooperation on the Women’s Livelihood Bond Series Dec. 14, underscoring the like-minded partners’ commitment to gender equality through promoting economic empowerment as a path to prosperity for women in the Indo-Pacific.
On December 19, 2011, the United Nations announced October 11 in each year as the International Day of the Girl Child. In support of this day, our nation designated October 11 as ‘Taiwan Girls Day’.
Two webinars highlighting Taiwan’s success in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment are scheduled for the end of this month, spotlighting the country’s commitment to providing opportunity for all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sept. 24.
