Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment: Moving Forward in Imperfect Markets 20 to 22 May 2015 Thailand ADB, through its Gender Equity Thematic Group, held a regional seminar on Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment: Moving Forward in Imperfect Markets designed primarily for senior government officials and private sector partners associated with implementing ADB-financed loan programs in promoting women’s employment, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment. The event took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 20-22 May 2015. The seminar is part of a series of South-South peer learning and capacity building program to promote gender and women's empowerment in ADB-supported operations. It takes place every other year. Program and Learning Materials 20 May 2015 21 May 2015 22 May 2015 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Address Shireen Lateef Introduction of Participants Sonomi Tanaka Overview Presentation Conceptual Framework for Understanding and Measuring Women's Economic Empowerment Anne Marie Golla Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Female Labor Force Participation in Asia and the Pacific: Contributing Factors and Policy Implications This presentation shares an overview of how Asia fares globally in terms of female labor participation and enumerates the common factors that hinder… Valerie Mercer-Blackman Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Women's Working Conditions and Wage Differentials in Asia and the Pacific: Trends Analysis Sukti Dasgupta Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Pathways: Moving Women Forward This presentation discusses different pathways for women to successfully engage in formal Technical Vocational Education and Training, decent work,… Belinda Smith Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Lessons Learned from the Indonesia Vocational Education Strengthening Project Agung Budi Susanto Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Kerala's Additional Skills Acquisition Program in Post-Basic Education Saleena Zubair Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Kyrgyz Republic: Policy and Regulatory Reforms to Boost Employment for Women Rafkat Hasanov Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets JobStart Philippines: Making Every Young Juan and Maria Job Ready Ruth Rodriguez Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Subhalakshmi Nandi Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets Unpaid Care Work: Time to "Recognize, Reduce, and Redistribute" Deepta Chopra Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets MAS Holdings "Women Go Beyond Program" Shanaaz Preena Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Banking on Women Henriette Kolb Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Overview: Constraints to Women's Entrepreneurship Starting up a business is particularly challenging for women around the globe. This presentation gives a snapshot of entrepreneural activities of men… Betty Wilkinson Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Private Sector Development Initiative: Enabling Environment to Improve Women's Access to Finance and Mobile Banking Vijaya Nangarajan Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains A Journey from Bank of Khyber to Prime Minister's Interest Sultan Tiwana Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Bank for Social Policies Phan Cu Nhan Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Promoting Women's Entrepreneurship Development under the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Development Project Nibedita Kundu Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Women Entrepreneurship Development in Armenia Karen Gevorgyan Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Video: IDE/ Nepal: Smallholder Commercial Pocket Approach Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Using ICTs to Leverage Women's Entrepreneurship in Central Asia -- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan This presentation tackles the current environment for Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) for womens' entrepreneurship development. It… Shanny Campbell Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains Overview: Building Gender and Inclusive Value Chains Sarah Mills Panel Discussion High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement This presentation shares details of the Asian Development Bank project, High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement in Nepal. The project… Arun Shumshere Rana Panel Discussion Handmade in Bangladesh - BRAC Enterprises: Aarong Tanvir Hossain Panel Discussion Cocal Cola: 5by20 Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative Jackie Duff Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? The Social Institutions and Gender Index Keiko Nowacka Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Finding Pathways to Empowerment Research Maheen Sultan Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Change and Continuity in Social Norms and Practices Around Marriage and Education Anita Chimere Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Son Preference and Child Marriage in Asia Shobhana Boyle Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Self Employed Women's Association: A Collective Voice of Women Women in the informal sector are vulnerable, posing threat on their income security, food security, and social security. The Self Employed Women's… Shruti Gonsalves Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Gender-Responsive Laws, Policies, and Activism for Women's Empowerment Pakistan ended on the second to the last spot in the World Economic Forum's 2014 Global Gender Gap Index. But victories have been observed in the… Attiya Inayatullah Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? Forward Looking Agenda for Women's Empowerment Roberta Clarke Closing Session Synthesis of Presentations and Discussions Sonomi Tanaka Closing Session Evaluation 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 Sonomi Tanaka Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Gender Equality Division Topics Gender Equality