Resource Guide for Advanced Training of Co-operatives on Entrepreneurship Development of Women and Gender Equality

Abstract

In 1997, the International Co-operative Alliance Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) and the Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF) jointly held a Conference in Tagaytay City, Philippines, to promote women's participation in the decision-making process in co-operatives. To achieve the objective, the Conference formulated and adopted six strategies constituting the "Tagaytay Declaration and Platform for Action for the Enhancement of Women's Participation in Leadership and Decision-Making in Cooperatives."