The world needs empowered women now more than ever


 In Asia, fundamental changes to social stereotypes and cultural norms might take some time, but they are indispensable. 

LAST week, as representatives from 21 Asia-Pacific economies gathered for the APEC 2017 Women and the Economy Forum in Vietnam, it was an opportune time to look more closely at the status quo and some long-standing challenges to closing the gender gap.

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Opinion , ANN Asian Editors Circle

   

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