Princess Empowers Women to Join Mainstream Society

Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna said it is important to continuously place a strong emphasis on human capacity building with equal access to education, employment and training.  This would help women to promote self-development and place them in a better position to cope with challenges as well as fully utilize opportunities in the increasingly competitive world.  Her Royal Highness made the remark while officially closing the 7th Area Conference Associated Country Women of the World, ACWW, for South East Asia and the Far East. 

Her Royal Highness in her closing address said that in bringing women into the mainstream of the society, women need to promote partnership with their counterparts without prejudice and should complement each other.  Her Royal Highness said women should adopt a lifelong learning attitude and

constantly update their knowledge and skills.  Especially in this globalized world where information and communication technology is one of its main drivers, women should capitalize on the benefits it presents in the new economy. 

Her Royal Highness received the conference recommendation from the conference co-chairperson, Datin Hajah Masni.  Her Royal Highness later received a souvenir from the ACWW World President, Helda Stewart.  The week-long conference with the theme, “Working With Women Worldwide”, addressed the many challenges women face in their daily lives against the backdrop of globalization. 

The conference was organised by the Brunei Darussalam Women’s Institute, WI, with the cooperation of the Youth and Sports Department.