Today, Wednesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh called on the private sector for equality between women's and men's wages for the same job and fairness for women by all measures, to eliminate the phenomenon of wage disparity in Palestine, noting that salaries in the government are equal between men and women for the same jobs.

This came during his speech at the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Business Women Forum and the launch of its strategy for the years 2023-2026, today, Wednesday, in Ramallah, in the presence of the Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Laila Ghannam, a number of ministers, businessmen and women, and the Board of Directors of the Forum and its members.

Shtayyeh said: "Leadership is a path to leadership, and every success story of a woman is a step towards economic, political or societal leadership. We are an educated people and women make up 51% in universities. This is a pride for Palestine, but it must translate itself into education being a tool for providing opportunities." Creativity, excellence and leadership.

He continued, "We want women to take their chances, as the government's policy is based on two basic issues, inclusiveness and equality," noting that the government has enacted a set of laws and taken measures to enhance the role of women, and has also launched programs to employ women, train them, and support their projects.

Shtayyeh pointed out that the participation of women in the labor market does not exceed 19% only, and this matter is unacceptable, and the presence of businesswomen for us creates a diversity in the productive and workforce, and transforms a person from a consumer to a producer.

And he added, "There are a number of challenges that women face, the most important of which is the ability to raise women's representation in economic sectors that women have not seriously entered until now. For example, women are absent from investing in technology, and their presence is shy in the financial sectors and issues related to banks."

And Shtayyeh added: "One of the challenges facing women is also facing gender discrimination in the workplace, and we are working hard to make men and women equal at work. We have to create a state of societal transformation, not only in the introduction of technology in agriculture and others, but also in entrepreneurship that needs Women should stand on an equal footing with men.

He explained, "Women can benefit from the $400 million Sustainability Fund for soft loans for their projects, and we hope that the Monetary Authority will facilitate everything possible in order for businesswomen to obtain the loans they need."

Shtayyeh concluded: "Everything that is possible to raise the status of women and their status socially, politically and economically is a priority for us, and we will adopt the outcomes of this conference."