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Marmara Group Foundation’s EU and Human Rights Platform President Müjgan Suver attended the W20 Summit, held on 16-17 October 2015 in Istanbul

Monday, October 19, 2015 - Read: 4589
Marmara Group Foundation’s EU and Human Rights Platform

Müjgan Suver attended the W20 (Women-20) meeting which has become a G20 engagement group this year thanks to the proposition of the Government of Turkey.  At the opening, Turkish President R. Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech about the country’s and the world’s agenda, emphasized the empowerment of women. “Support Work-life Balance and Social Care Infrastructure”, “Address women’s economic empowerment through linkages between education, employment and entrepreneurship”, “Strengthen women’s economic, social and political networks”, “Increase women in both public sector and private sector leadership positions”, “Ensure women’s access to finance and productive assets”, “Eliminate workplace discrimination, enforce rights and promote equal opportunities” , “Promote women’s leadership in creating sustainable consumption patterns and green growth” and “Support women owned enterprises and innovation” issues were brought up at the W20 Summit during two days.