HOSE responds to the "Ringing the Bell for Gender Equality" campaign.

SGGPO 09/03/2023 17:03

Along with more than 123 stock exchanges worldwide , the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) launched the "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality" campaign to encourage businesses to innovate, embrace technology and digital transformation to promote gender equality and sustainable development.

Many women-owned businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding provinces participated in the "Ringing the Bell for Gender Equality" campaign.

On March 9th, the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) organized the "Ringing the Bell for Gender Equality" event. This annual event is initiated and co-organized by the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (UN Women), the World Federation of Stock Exchanges (WFE), the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to encourage businesses to innovate, transform technology and digitally to promote gender equality and sustainable development.

This is the 9th year the "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality" campaign has been held in 90 countries, and the 4th time Vietnam has participated, aiming to raise awareness among businesses and the private sector about empowering women economically , towards promoting gender equality and sustainable prosperity.

This year's event, themed "Digital Transformation: Technological Innovation for Gender Equality," aims to enhance the role of female leaders in the digital transformation process, promote the crucial role of the business community in pioneering and innovating, and drive technological change in the digital age to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. Innovation and technology will create more opportunities for female entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses to participate in the market and supply chain.

Speaking at the event, Ms. Vu Thi Chan Phuong, Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission, emphasized that gender equality is a measure of a society's civilization and progress, and is also the fifth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Many aspects related to this goal were discussed, such as ending discrimination, eliminating violence, and providing public services to women. Regarding the stock market, she stated that the important goal set today is to "ensure effective and full participation and equal opportunities for women in leadership positions at all levels and in all fields, from economics and politics to the community."

Within the framework of the event, at the panel discussion "Digital Transformation: Technological Innovation for Gender Equality," speakers stated that the UN's 2022 Gender Equality Overview report shows that women's limited participation in the digital world has resulted in a deficit of $1 trillion from the gross domestic product of low- and middle-income countries over the past decade, a deficit that will increase to $1.5 trillion by 2025 if no action is taken to improve it. The involvement and participation of women in the digital transformation era will create tremendous opportunities towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/hose-huong-ung-rung-chuong-vi-binh-dang-gioi-post681422.html