List of acronyms

ADB Asian Development Bank

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

B2B business to business

B2C business to consumer

B2G business to government

CEDAW UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

EEA Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Korea)

EEOA Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Japan)

FDI foreign direct investment

FEM Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association Malaysia

GDI Gender-related Development Index

GDP gross domestic product

GEM Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

HRM human resources management

ICT information and communication technologies

IFC International Finance Corporation

ILO International Labour Organization

IPO initial public offer

KIBWA Korean IT Business Women’s Association ...

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