Arab women urge gov'ts, parliaments to enforce gender equality

KUWAIT, April 27 (KUNA) -- Participants in Arab Woman Social Responsibility conference called Friday on Arab governments and parliaments to enforce laws complying with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) regarding gender equality.
The participants, in a statement at conclusion of the April 26-27 conference, also called for empowering women and adopting principle of efficiency for selection for jobs and promotions.
They called for reaching out to decision-makers, politicians and economists to enable women occupy senior positions.
They called for encouraging Arab women to be involved in decision-making to address current and future challenges.
Arab women should also be involved in planning for sustainable development strategies, they said.
Many leading women were honored during the conference. (end) mtt.bs