On September 3, 2020, Ms. Yen Chou, the President of the Chinese American Parent-Student Council (CAPSC), was invited to participate in the UN Women Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, virtually organized by UN Women China. The productive, informative, and insightful nature of the meeting gathered relevant stakeholders to discuss UN Women China’s first-ever strategic note. The strategic note will serve as the country office’s blueprint for 2021-2025, outlining the priorities and goals for the development and empowerment of women and girls in China. During the Strategic Note conference, CAPSC presented the following statement of suggestions below:

With education and training as the main focus, we aim to ensure all men and women have equal rights to economic resources, with the funds used to efficiently achieve the following goals:

• Improve women's education levels;

• Foster sustainable development of women-related industries or women-led careers;

• Protect the rights and interests of women and girls across legal, political, economic, social, and safety aspects;

• Actively improve the health and wellness of women and girls;

• Actively strengthen the training of women in various industries to make them economically and financially independent;

• Train a large number of talented women with opportunities for leadership roles to participate in all aspects of international exchanges.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all 17 SDGs have shown how a health crisis can quickly become a human and socio-economic crisis. Participation from non-governmental organizations and the public and private sectors is necessary to deliver upon the commitments set forth during the United Nations Decade of Action.