The Ocean Affairs Council organized the “APEC Workshop on Promoting Women’s Role in Ocean Science towards Sustainable and Inclusive Ocean Governance” on March 16th and 17th in Kaohsiung as part of its efforts to promote and enhance women’s participation in ocean science. It echoes the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and APEC’s theme for 2023, “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All.”

Taiwan Gender Equality Week wrapped up March 9 in New York City with a seminar titled “Promoting Gender Equality in the Digital Age,” according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Taiwan Night: Celebrating Women in Tech was staged March 7 in New York City in the lead up to the International Women’s Day, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Many people believe that Mandarin Chinese (also known as Huayu) is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. But do you know what? You only need to know 3,100 characters to match the reading skills of a native speaker.

The 67th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) will be held in New York from March 6 to 17, marking the first in-person CSW session since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has arranged for Taiwan Gender Equality Week (TGEW) to be held in New York at the same time as CSW67.

Taiwan ranks seventh globally and first in Asia based on data used to compile the latest U.N. Gender Inequality Index, according to Taiwan’s Department of Gender Equality.

A forum enhancing public-private partnership to promote exchange between local nongovernmental organizations and their international counterparts was staged in Taipei City Dec. 5, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The international review of the fourth national report on the implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) wrapped up Dec. 2 in Taipei City, highlighting Taiwan’s efforts to ensure women’s rights on all fronts.

Premier Su Tseng-chang on Monday attended the opening ceremony for the review meeting of the fourth national report under the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Since the Enforcement Act of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was enacted in 2011, Taiwan has compiled four associated national reports.

The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) commissioned the Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI) to organize and hold the Taiwan-Australia Women in Trade Business Leaders' Dialogue on November 23.