ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration 1 to 31 March 2017 Philippines ADB holds a series of gender-related activities annually throughout the month of March to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The month-long activities aim to: (i) promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the work culture and environment; (ii) provide an understanding of ADB’s institutional commitment to gender mainstreaming; and (iii) demonstrate the benefits of gender mainstreaming to greater operational effectiveness and key ADB Gender Policy. Program and Learning Materials 08 March 2017 15 March 2017 16 March 2017 20 March 2017 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) International Women's Day Breakfast Event Haresh Khoobchandani, CEO, iProperty and former General Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions, Asia Pacific, Microsoft Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) The Importance of Sex- Disaggregated Data in Tracking Gender Equality The Importance of Sex- Disaggregated Data in Tracking Gender Equality As part of ADB's month-long celebration of Gender Month, ADB's Imrana Jalal shares measures for integrating sex-disaggregated data into national… Imrana Jalal Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Distinguished Gender Month Speaker Gender Equality, Leadership, and Journalism Armie Jarin-Bennett, president of CNN Philippines, speaks about her experiences as a female journalist and how gender-related stereotyping and… Armie Jarin-Bennett Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Making Migration Safe for Women on the Move for Jobs in Asia Women in the Wind: Analysis of Migration, Youth Economic Empowerment and Gender in Viet Nam and the Philippines Jonathan Mitchell, Executive Director of International Programmes and Senait Gebregziabher, Regional Director, Plan International Asia Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Imrana Jalal Christopher Morris Delphine Roch Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Gender Equality Division Human and Social Development Sector Office Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department Economic Research and Development Impact Department Topics Gender Equality Social Development and Protection