Ministry of Economy commits at G20 meeting to advance actions to close gender gaps in industry and trade / @SE_mx >>>

#Economy.- The Ministry of Economy announces upcoming guidelines to promote the training and hiring of women in predominantly male-dominated sectors, as well as an agreement to promote care…

The Ministry of Economy will create mechanisms for more women to occupy decision-making positions in companies, Boards of Directors of companies and Business Councils in Mexico to close gender gaps.

The Ministry of Economy, through the participation of the Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce, Dr. Vidal Llerenas Morales, was present today at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting, held in Brasilia, Brazil. During this international meeting, among other topics, the expansion of opportunities for women in global trade and mechanisms to close gender gaps in various industries were discussed.

At the Meeting of Ministers, the Government of Mexico announced that it will promote an industrial policy with a gender and inclusion perspective. This policy will aim to achieve sustainable, diversified and inclusive economic growth. In this sense, the reduction of gender inequality and the promotion of care policies will be transversal axes for the country’s productive and industrial development policy to be successful.

The Ministry of Economy will focus on: promoting the training of women in key sectors and skills; incorporating care policies from the industrial and business sectors to consolidate the National Care System; and promoting territorial planning with a gender perspective in the Welfare Corridors to ensure family reconciliation for workers with care responsibilities.

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