Explanation:
Established in 1997, at the initiative of the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry, WomenBizPH is currently Chair of the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (AWEN), an International partner of the Global Summit of Women (GSW), and the Lead Convenor/Chairperson of the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN).
An advocacy group composed of the country’s top women business leaders and entrepreneurs, WomenBizPH is a platform for solutions to challenges women generally face in the conduct of their business. Further, it seeks to promote women-led and women-owned enterprises through networking and through the use of technology.
Among the primary objectives of WomenBizPH are enhancing women’s access to finance, access to markets, generating benchmark data and research on women in business, and entrepreneurship development.
In 2015, WomenBizPH also served as the private sector representative during the APEC Women in the Economy Forum (WEF) held in Manila.
WomenBizPH is represented in PhilWEN by its President, Maria Montserrat Iturralde-Hamlin and Vice-President, Atty. Benedicta Du-Baladad.
