Asia Foundation Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia


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NEWS Asia Foundation Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, October 26, 2020 — On September 25th, The Asia Foundation launched a four-year Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia funded by Global Affairs Canada. The launch event was attended by a range of leaders active in Mongolia’s gender equality movement. Those gathered represented Mongolian civil society, government, the private sector, international organizations, and embassies. Women’s participation and leadership in the Mongolian economy has decreased on average by ten percent over the past 20 years while men’s labor participation has remained relatively stable with a slight two percent decrease. The...