Deadline: 31-May-22
The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize is now accepting nominations for outstanding research work that strives to improve women’s health and economic well-being, and charts the way for more inclusive growth.
The prize, first launched during APEC 2019 in Chile with the support of Merck, aims to encourage the development and usage of sex-disaggregated data and promote gender-based research within APEC.
As women across the world were hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those who serve as unpaid caregivers, more research is needed to support solutions and advancements that allow women to stay in the workforce as the world rebounds.
Prize Details
The winning entry will receive USD 20,000 and the two runners-up will receive USD 5,000 each.
Outcome
One key outcome has been the cross-sector collaboration in creating a policy toolkit—a compendium of the issues, actions, and implementing elements for improving women’s health across five areas. The areas are: workplace health and safety; health awareness and access; sexual and reproductive health; gender-based violence; and work-life balance.
Beneficiaries
- The immediate intended beneficiaries of the Policy Toolkit are those with the ability to influence, develop and implement policies and programs to improve women’s economic participation through better health. These beneficiaries may include labor, health, and gender officials in APEC member economies; the private sector; academia; and other stakeholders.
- The ultimate intended beneficiaries are the 865 million women in the world that the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates have the potential to contribute more fully to their economies. This includes women in informal, vulnerable, and/or unregulated employment, women with disabilities, and migrant women.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants to the 2022 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize can be individuals or teams, with the stipulation that one official participant must represent an APEC member economy.
- Applicants do not need to come from academia, as long as the research is evidence-based and addresses at least one of the pillars.
For more information, visit https://www.apec.org/press/news-releases/2022/apec-healthy-women-healthy-economy-prize-accepting-applications