Gastblog VN Vrouwenvertegenwoordiger Josette Dijkhuizen

Er is relatief weinig aandacht voor 'economic empowerment' in het programma, maar op 4 maart stond 'Women's economic empowerment as a tool for combating and eliminating violence against women' op het programma. Een gezamenlijk programma van onder andere UNECE.

Malinka Koparanova deed de aftrap. Zij is Senior Social Affairs Officer bij de UN Economic Commission for Europe bestaande uit 56 lidstaten. Ze gaf duidelijk aan dat economic empowerment een multi-dimensionaal proces is waarbij vrouwen onafhankelijkheid creëren en een groter gevoel van eigenwaarde, maar ook - en dat wordt vaak vergeten - sociale integratie. Om vrouwelijk ondernemerschap succesvol te laten zijn, is de hulp van overheden onontbeerlijk. Zij moeten zorgen voor ondersteunende faciliteiten. Ook Aynur Sofiyeva van Azerbaijan noemde voordelen als zelfvertrouwen en financiële onafhankelijkheid. In programma's aldaar wordt veel aandacht besteed aan marketing en training van vaardigheden, maar ook aan verbindingen tussen de vrouwelijke ondernemers. De derde spreker van de bijeenkomst was Mazal Renford. Zij is Director van de Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center (MCTC) in Haifa, Israel. Haar belangrijkste boodschap was dat ondernemerschap leidt tot duurzaam inkomen en eigenaarschap wat weer leidt tot financiële onafhankelijkheid en 'self-fulfillment'. Hierdoor komen vrouwen voor hun rechten op en bevrijden ze zich van geweld, omdat ze weer controle krijgen over hun leven. Precies waarom ik het project in Nederland wil opstarten voor vrouwen in de opvanghuizen.

Josette Dijkhuizen, VN Vrouwenvertegenwoordiger 2013

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