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A d v a n c i n g L e a d e r s h i p f o r Wo m e n ’s E c o n o m i c E m p o w e r m e n t i n I n d o n e s i a a n d L a o s

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
FOR GRADUATE WOMEN

1st December 2023

P r e s e n t e d B y : P a n y a t h i p Vo n g s o u l i
Country: Lao PDR
Project Goal
 To Improve capacity of women graduates for sustainable growth in accounting
& finance.

 Barriers
 Supports
 Value

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 Share of youth aged 15-24 not in education,
Local context 30%
employment or training in SEA*

25%
• G e n d e r n o r m s t h a t c o n s t r a i n w o m e n ’s
economic participation 20%
• Biased recruitment
• Lack of significant suitably qualified 15%

labours accountants, especially women

10%

5%

* 56% among the migrants are young women 0%

Thailand Lao PDR singapore Indonesia

Source: UNDP, 2020

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Force Field analysis
Success factors Success inhibitors Strengthening action Reducing weakness

• Fair and transparent recruitment • Poor quality local education • Collaboration • Immersive onboarding
experience.
• Education and training • Mismatched skills for the local • Relevant skills development
market • Interactive virtual sessions
• Inclusive work environment • Professional working
• Poor recruitment and hiring environment
practices
• Good efforts by interns
• Sector supports
• Male dominant culture
• Social protection & supports

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Proposed action
To create opportunities, for young women graduates through internships:
 To provide effective training in order improve the fundamental skills
 To improve working capacity of women workers
 To enable female graduates to be more competitive in the market
 To link young women to potential employment opportunities
 To raise awareness about different forms of GBV and harassment

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Scope:
A pilot project for internships for female graduates in 2024:

Time frame: Project location:

 To start: February 2024  Kasikornthai bank

 To finish: March 2024  Maruhan bank

 Vietcom bank
 ALS Limited
 CBF Pharma Limited
.

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Expected outcome
Individuals Public
• More confident and independent young graduate women • Fair and transparent recruitment

• Secure and prosperous future • Less income disparity

• Less migrant workers
• Building leadership capacity
• Less social exclusion and vulnerability
• Women as role models
• More qualified skilled labour
• Support sustainable economic growth

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 Project ecosystem:
NUOL INGOs

Their families Government

agency

Graduate Public &

. women Private org

Communities
Social
enterprises

New
entrepreneurs Foreign Local
investors enterprises

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