Report on Activities of ICA Regional Women's Committee 2000-2001

Abstract

Historically in the Asian region, the male has always been taking leadership roles in the co-operatives and other sectors. To overcome this and to increase the participation of women in decision-making positions in co-operatives, the ICA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific has re-introduced gender integration programmes during 1991. A regional survey has been held and 14 country-specific reports and a regional overview was published. On the basis of the prevalent situation in member countries, the ICA Regional Office held a Regional Consultation on gender issues in Colombo during 1992, followed by a Regional Women's Conference in Tokyo during March 1993. The Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU) has been supporting the gender programme activities of the ICA Regional Office. They have also seconded the services of Ms. Akiko Yamauchi as Gender Programme Officer since 1994