Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh speaks at the closing ceremony of the GWS 2017 (Source: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The Global Summit ofWomen 2017 (GWS) closed in Tokyo, Japan on May 13 after three working days.
Addressing the closing ceremony, Vietnamese VicePresident Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh stressed that the GWS has become an importantforum, helping enhance connection among women worldwide, contributing to jointefforts to ensure gender equality and the advancement of women.
She said discussions at the event had provided usefulinformation and knowledge relating to management, leadership, and suggestedsolutions to help women take on a greater role in the economy of nations.
During the three-day summit, over 1,300 delegates from 62 countries focusedtheir discussion on ways to create opportunities for and encourage women toparticipate more actively in economic activities.
They also mentioned advantages and challenges brought by the 4th Scientific Revolution for efforts to ensure gender equality, recommended measuresto narrow gender gap, and shared experience in making policies to supportwomen.
Many sessions discussed women’s leadership and management skills, how to boost therole of women’s business leadership role, among others.
The Vietnamese delegation actively joined in sessions at the event, sharingVietnam’s experience in promoting the role play by women in all aspects of life,and the country’s efforts to enhance women’s advancement.
On the sideline of the event, Vietnamese female entrepreneurs had meetings andexchanges with their counterparts from many countries, during which they providedinformation of enterprise development in Vietnam.
Apart from presenting the Global Women's Leadership Award to Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe, the GWS’s organisation boardalso honoured Yuriko Koibe - the first female governor of Tokyo, and formerPresident of Malawi Joyce Banda for their contributions and efforts to promotinggender equality and women’ advancement.-VNA
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Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh speaks at the closing ceremony of the GWS 2017 (Source: VNA) 
