1. CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP MEETING - WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BMO SERVICES - South Africa, March 2013 - The strength of networking & benchmarking!

2. Bridging the Global Gender Gap Economy Education Health Politics (Source: World Economic Forum Rating) Family & Tradition

3. CTS & Private Sector Development Center Developing infrastructure for private business Introducing Gender issues and WEE? How?

4. The role of business member organisations Policy Advocacy on local, national & international level Meeting places, local and international networking Member services Independent third party

5. Bridging the Global Gender Gap WHAT CAN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS DO? Focus on relevent policy advocacy issues:  Human rights issues & legal inequalities  Unequal access to education & jobs  Unequal access to capital  Legal & structural obstacles like taxsystem, inheritance laws Influence Member Companies & Business to work pro-actively :  Reducing wage gaps – measure, set goals & benchmark  Supporting women through the ”glass ceiling”  Supporting women to balance family, traditions and work  Adapt working conditions & infrastructure  Putting women health issues in focus

6.  Business, Gov’t, Media - Increase numbers of female leaders and visibility of women  Business & Gov’t - Empowerment programs and professional training – e.g. local resource centers  Business - More women networks in chambers and other business organisations  Business - Mentorship programs for women BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP HOW? Role Models Support Systems

7.  Gov’t & Business - Provide support systems enabling both women and men to work – e.g. childcare, adjusting school hours to work hours.  Gov’t & Business - Planning infrastructure & transportation to suite women’s mobility - public transportation, ICT, allocation of industrial zones, flexibility at work places, working from home  Gov’t - Remove discriminatory structures – participation in political and business sphere, taxation, the right to own property & wealth etc. BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP HOW?

8.  Family - Access to paid work & more equal division of unpaid work  Family - Recognize how social and family life can play a disruptive and constructive role – family/career, production/reproduction, quality of life etc. BRIDGING THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP HOW?

9. PROVIDING ROLEMODELS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION

10. Don’t forget the Men!

11. PROVIDING ROLEMODELS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION Don’t forget the Boys! THANK YOU! charlotte.kalin@chambertrade.se