1、 The APEC Women and the Economy Dashboard 2025 APEC Policy Support Unit August 2025 Prepared by:Rhea Crisologo Hernando and Eldo Malba Simanjuntak*Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Policy Support Unit Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Tel:(65)689

2、1-9600 Fax:(65)6891-9690 Email:psugroupapec.org Website:www.apec.org Produced for:APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC#225-SE-01.9 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License.To view a

3、copy of this license,visit http:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/.*The authors would like to thank members of the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and The Economy and Carlos Kuriyama,APEC PSU Director,for their valuable inputs.The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors a

4、nd do not necessarily represent those of APEC Member Economies.i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY KEY FINDINGS:Uneven progress and persistent gaps demand urgent action It has been 10 years since the APEC Women and the Economy Dashboard was first launched in 2015.Monitoring movements in indicators in the last 15 ye

5、ars shows considerable progress in some aspects of womens participation in economic activity.However,most indicators have either been stagnant or shown incremental changes.Gender inequality across APEC economies remains deep,persistent,and systemic.Legal reforms,targeted policies,and sustained polit

6、ical will are crucial to dismantling barriers and ensuring womens full,equal,and meaningful participation and leadership in all facets of the economy.Progress on gender equality has been uneven across APEC.While access to finance and technology has improved for women,with notable gains in financial