The Future of Women at Work: Empowering Women’s Role in the Transition Era of Automation

This report summarizes the outcomes of the workshop on empowering women's role in the era of automation. The  workshop covered four main issues: (1) providing knowledge of the APEC Agenda on Women Economic Empowerment in the Era of Automation; (2) providing knowledge of women`s role in automation in the industry; (3) elaborating public sector’s role in designing the effective and efficient policy framework to empower women in the transition era of automation; and (4) sharing experiences from the developed economy about the subject of women’s role in the transition era of automation and providing recommendations for APEC’s program on accelerating women’s empowerment and leadership through the digital economy.