The APEC Women Leaders Network ended its three-day meeting Tuesday in Tokyo by calling on APEC leaders to recognize women's economic contributions to the Asia-Pacific region and implement policies to support female career development and entrepreneurship.

The WLN meeting recommended that APEC leaders "collaborate with the private sector on initiatives that encourage and accelerate the promotion of women in management, leadership and board positions such as setting targets and reporting progress."

To that end, the governments need to help women have more opportunities for vocational training for women and their life-long learning, participants said in a concluding statement.