Peer-Learning Event on Gender Equality Over the past two decades, Rwanda has emerged as a leader in advancing gender equality and is ranked among the top performing countries for women’s economic and political representation globally WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, November 6, 2017/APO Group/ -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Rwanda Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), UN Women and Uongozi Institute convened a peer learning event on gender equality in Kigali, Rwanda, November 2 to 4. The workshop aimed at: Over the past two decades, Rwanda has emerged as a leader in advancing gender equality and is ranked among the top performing countries for women’s economic and political representation globally. Gender equality has been mainstreamed politically, institutionally, legally and into the budgetary process. Hosting the event in Rwanda therefore provided an opportunity for participants to get hands-on exposure to best practices. Discussions among participants from 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and from other regions, and representing government, civil society organizations (CSO), academia, and the private sector, focused on the following main messages: Workshop participants met with the Rwanda Forum for Women Parliamentarians, and visited a number of women’s empowerment focused programs, including the K-Lab, Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre, Isange One Stop Centre, C&H Garments LTD, Pro-Femme TWESE HAMWE Centre of Excellence, and Gahaya Links. The workshop also benefited from views from the Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Amb. Claver Gatete, the Rwandan Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Nyirasafari Espérance, the Ghanaian Hon. Minister of Gender and Social Protection Otiko Afisa-Djaba, the Liberian Hon. Acting Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Sieane Abdul-Baki, high-level officials from UN Women, the IMF, and the Uongozi Institute, and representatives from a variety of other institutions. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Monetary Fund (IMF).