Brussels, 06/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - A conference on the employment of women in the Mediterranean region was held in Barcelona on 30 April under the auspices of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). It was organised by the Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen (AFAEMME).
The aim is to train young women graduates in enterprise culture. The project will be set in place between the months of May and November 2013 in various countries (Morocco, Palestine, Jordan and Spain), in partnership with the national associations for businesswomen and various universities in the countries concerned.
According to AFAEMME, 10,000 women graduates and especially 400 young women, planning to launch their own businesses, will be involved. The association is a federation of businesswomen bringing together 41 member organisations from 22 Mediterranean countries. It aims to promote gender equality in the business world. (FB/transl.jl)