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Indonesia creates first ever guide to employer supported ECEC

Freya Lucas

Mar 12, 2024

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The Indonesian Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE), Investing in Women (IW), and the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (Prospera) have created Indonesia’s first ever Guide to Employer-Supported Childcare, an important sign of the respect for Australia’s expertise in this domain in an Asia Pacific context.

The guide was launched in Jakarta on 6 March, enhancing the role the private sector can play in advancing women’s economic empowerment.

Steve Scott, Chargé d’Affaires at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, said that Australia was pleased to support the development of the guide, which he hopes will increase opportunities for women.

“The new guide will support women’s participation in the workforce by providing assistance to balance work and carer responsibilities, which will increase women’s economic empowerment,” he said.

The launch event fostered discussions on enhancing female labour force participation through employer-supported childcare solutions and united a range of partners to champion the causes of working parents.

Employer-supported childcare also delivers benefits to businesses, such as improving employee engagement and productivity, increasing recruitment and retention of high-performers, and strengthening workplace culture.

IBCWE, PROSPERA and IW are Australian Government supported programs committed to promoting women's economic empowerment and gender equality, contributing to strong, inclusive, sustainable economic growth in Indonesia.

Access the guide here.

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