{"id":16594,"date":"2021-06-04T11:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwmndev.com\/amcham2021\/?post_type=events&amp;p=16594"},"modified":"2021-06-04T11:57:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T11:57:05","slug":"creating-a-safe-working-environment-for-women","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/amcham.mk\/mk\/events\/creating-a-safe-working-environment-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Safe Working Environment for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">On December 6,&nbsp;AmCham Macedonia in cooperation with the US Embassy in Skopje marked 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence by leading the conversation on creating a safe working environment for women. Local and foreign experts discussed the situation on the ground and global best practices and offered practical mechanisms to address gender-based issues in the workplace.&nbsp; Sneshka Ilikj, a researcher&nbsp;from Reactor, spoke about the preliminary findings from Reactor\u2019s ongoing research into sexual harassment in the workplace. The US Embassy\u2019s Human Resources officer Barbara Mozdziers presented the policies and mechanisms the US Government utilizes to ensure a working environment free of harassment and discrimination.&nbsp;&nbsp;AmCham\u2019s Executive Director Dijana Despodov presented the&nbsp;Universal Business Principles, a set of guidelines for responsible, ethical working that includes respect for the dignity of the worker and creating a safe working environment for women and vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is fundamental to the philosophy of AmCham Macedonia that good ethics and good business are synonymous. We believe that business plays an important role as a catalyst for positive social change by promoting human welfare and the principles of free enterprise. 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