Equal opportunities, Bracco: “A global gender issue like never before”

The gender issue, the empowerment of women is internationally and globally “like never before” and the G20 governments should light a beacon and invest by providing financial incentives to organizations that hire women and allow them to grow but also by investing in gender medicine, in the inclusion of women in the processes of technological innovation and Stems. The president of the Special Initiative on Women Empowerment, Diana Bracco, gave a speech enriched by figures, data, maps of gender equality on a global level, in her long report to the B20-G20 Dialogue on Women Empowerment opened today by Emma Marcegaglia, President of B20, the main engagement group of the G20 expression of the business world at a global level. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to conclude our journey on women’s empowerment and with the input of previous key speakers who have provided a comprehensive picture of the challenges and what is needed to achieve gender equality,” said Bracco . Speaking in the presence of the ministers for Equal Opportunities, Elena Bonetti, and for University and Research, Maria Cristina Messa, Diana Bracco showed 16 slides to ‘draw’ the geography of the state in the world of ‘women empowerment’ and thanked everyone “for your involvement, in particular the representatives of the Women Empowerment Team made up of 30 countries, 121 members and 74 companies” who participated “in all the monthly meetings of this special initiative on women’s empowerment”, a hard work months. “The programmatic document we are presenting today – explained Diana Bracco – is the result of excellent teamwork between the members of the task force, Confindustria and our knowledge partner, Accenture. Examining our recommendations in more detail, it emerged a general consensus from the policy document of the special initiative and the ecosystem of the G20 women’s empowerment groups on the priorities and objectives for building a more equitable and inclusive society. present in international discourse as never before “. “This momentum – noted Diana Bracco – offers a unique opportunity to address the challenges and promote the empowerment of women with effective policies and concrete measures. The ‘Include – Reimagine – Grow’ policy framework is a powerful roadmap to achieve gender equity based on a policy document outlining recommendations, tools and KPIs as stated by Julie Sweet “. It is a framework, he continued, “which aims to bring about change in society by increasing the percentage of women employed, especially in high-growth sectors: those that shape the future”, such as the participation of women in the world of work, politics and concrete acts in the world of work and in society, the reduction of barriers that limit the progress of women. “The document” explained Bracco, with his three indications – Building the relevance and resilience of women’s skills; incorporate a gender lens at the heart of innovative activity; targeting gender equality in high-level decision-making positions – suggests a skills-based approach to promote female employment, with the understanding that the qualification and retraining of girls and women does not end with school or education. ‘university “.” President Bracco observed, it is a life-long exercise that must be developed at the individual, family and governmental level. The latter plays an important role: it should bring together key stakeholders to develop a common vision on how to align women’s skills with the needs of the modern world and the market. “” We need to put an end to the mismatch between skills supply and demand. Too many job offers remain vacant due to the lack of digital and technical skills required by companies “insisted Diana Bracco who thanked here” Minister Cristina Messa for her efforts to promote digital skills and Stem. Stem education – said the entrepreneur and researcher – is the path to build the relevance and resilience of women’s skills. In this way, partnerships between companies and universities play an important role “. Bracco also pointed out,” gender skills imbalances “underlining that” they have serious consequences. For example, when the specific needs of women are neglected in innovation or when these imbalances risk producing and reproducing gender bias. “Therefore, Bracco said,” we ask governments to identify concrete actions to incorporate a gender lens at the center. innovative activity “. In illustrating one of the 16 slides created for the Special for Women’s Empowerment, Diana Bracco indicated that” in order to promote gender equality in research and innovation, we encourage the G20 to investing in gender medicine to ensure that women’s specific health problems are properly diagnosed and treated. It is a question of science and ethics “.” Research in the medical field over the last 50 years – recalled Bracco – has been carried out in male and human experimental animals. But pathophysiology, clinical practice, therapy and prevention are very different in all diseases of women. The specific needs of women cannot be ignored. “Bracco made a precise reference to the pandemic which, he said,” also taught us that gender equality must be achieved in task forces and high-level decision-making bodies. An analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic task forces found them strongly dominated by men. This should no longer occur. “Bracco also stressed that” the increase of women in high-level decision-making roles must be strengthened because women are still under-represented at senior levels in all sectors of society. Diversity in decision making is not just a question of rights, but a key economic issue and an important driver of growth and development. “” Multilateral agencies could play a role in reducing this gap by measuring and monitoring gender reporting. Progress could be further strengthened by providing financial incentives to organizations that hire women and enable them to grow. The private sector – continued Bracco – can play a role in combating stereotypes, developing family-friendly policies – including incentives for men to take parental leave – and promoting training to promote leadership roles for women “. Bracco also has reported that the work team has “devoted a substantial effort to KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) aware that we cannot make real progress towards gender equity without robust data, objectives and a way to follow them over time. That is why we have identified 3 KPIs to more easily monitor the progress of G20 members in implementing our recommendations. These KPIs, he explained are: “‘Female participation in the workforce’; ‘Percentage of unpaid work of women compared to men’ and ‘Percentage of women in senior or middle managers'”. Diana Bracco’s wish was that “these KPIs become firmly rooted and act as a point of reference for charting the positive developments of women’s empowerment. Thanks to Shinta Kamdani, B20 Indonesia. I would like to conclude by saying that women’s empowerment is an engine of growth. Now is the time to harness the momentum of G20 work to shape a fairer future where women’s skills are resilient, recognized and fully expressed. This is a call to action for women’s empowerment “, finally indicated Diana Bracco.