Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 12 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and also the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2022, shared four tasks in order to address the aforementioned challenges as well as to unlock the potentials of women entrepreneurs and make it easier to seize new opportunities and potentials.

The premier spoke at the 2nd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit under the theme “Building a more Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship in ASEAN”, held on Wednesday (Oct 12) in hybrid format.

“In order to address the aforementioned challenges as well as to unlock the potentials of women entrepreneurs and make it easier to seize new opportunities and potentials, we should examine and take into consideration the following tasks:

First, create an ecosystem that responds to the needs of MSMEs and women entrepreneurs, as well as the improvement of the legal framework and social mindset that hinders women's potentials in the economy;

Second, focus on human resource development, through upskilling and re-skilling programs for women and girls, as well as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs;

Third, improve the financial and digital inclusion for women and girls, by promoting financial and digital literacy and facilitating accesses to credits, market and information in starting and developing businesses; and

Fourth, expand the coverage of the social protection system, family welfare protection policies and responses to family care and domestic works of women, as well as public investment in healthcare and social welfare.”
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