Weiwuying is hosting Taiwan’s first Women of the World Festival (WOW) around the core ideas of #ConnectedDialogue, #EmpathyThroughTransposition, and #CelebratoryCocreation from Nov. 5 to 14.
Weiwuying is hosting Taiwan’s first Women of the World Festival (WOW) around the core ideas of #ConnectedDialogue, #EmpathyThroughTransposition, and #CelebratoryCocreation from Nov. 5 to 14.
A virtual workshop on women’s participation in public life was staged under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework Oct. 27 by forces for good Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada.
To provide better friendly services and care for migrant workers of different nationalities in Pingtung County, the staff of the Labor and Youth Development Department, Pingtung County Government organized four promotional activities regarding occupational safety, gender equality, and sexual harassment at work for migrant workers from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand.
A Taiwan delegation took part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s virtual Women and the Economy Forum Sept. 24, underscoring the government’s commitment to ensuring all members of society can fully contribute to the country’s post-pandemic bounceback.
Born in 1995, Hu Chun-yuan, now 26, was a studious child who before entering university “didn’t pay attention to anything outside the classroom window.” “When I was in high school, the ‘Arab Spring’ broke out in the Middle East and North Africa.” But for high-school students, major international events were just text that scrolled by on the TV news.
Now in its 28th year, the Taiwan-based Women Make Waves International Film Festival—Asia’s first all-female international film festival—has been introducing films by Taiwanese and foreign women since its inception in 1993. By exploring topics such as gender diversity, the festival gives audiences a chance to view the world through women’s eyes.
A short film urging the U.N. to give Taiwan a voice at the general assembly and other activities, mechanisms and meetings of the world body was released Sept. 8 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“If not me, who? If not now, when?” These words were spoken by British actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson at a United Nations HeForShe gender equality event.
Australia’s top envoy in Taiwan, who has just completed her first six months in the role, told CNA recently that she will continue to promote cooperation in trade, green energy, health, gender equality, and people-to-people relations with Taiwan during her tenure.
A virtual dialogue on progress toward gender equality was held Aug. 4 by Taiwan and the Czech Republic, underscoring the like-minded partners’ commitment to boosting cooperation and exchanges on gender equity.
