Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment: Moving Forward in Imperfect Markets
20 May 2015 to 22 May 2015
Bangkok
ThailandADB, 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:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | Welcome Address | Shireen Lateef | |
| 20 May 2015 | Introduction of Participants | Sonomi Tanaka | |
| 20 May 2015 | Overview Presentation | Conceptual Framework for Understanding and Measuring Women's Economic Empowerment | Anne Marie Golla |
| 20 May 2015 | 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 women... |
Valerie Mercer-Blackman |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Women's Working Conditions and Wage Differentials in Asia and the Pacific: Trends Analysis | Sukti Dasgupta |
| 20 May 2015 | 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, and... |
Belinda Smith |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Lessons Learned from the Indonesia Vocational Education Strengthening Project | Agung Budi Susanto |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Kerala's Additional Skills Acquisition Program in Post-Basic Education | Saleena Zubair |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Kyrgyz Republic: Policy and Regulatory Reforms to Boost Employment for Women | Rafkat Hasanov |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | JobStart Philippines: Making Every Young Juan and Maria Job Ready | Ruth Rodriguez |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme | Subhalakshmi Nandi |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | Unpaid Care Work: Time to "Recognize, Reduce, and Redistribute" | Deepta Chopra |
| 20 May 2015 | Employment: Reducing Gender Disparities in Labor Markets | MAS Holdings "Women Go Beyond Program" | Shanaaz Preena |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2015 | Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains | Banking on Women | Henriette Kolb |
| 21 May 2015 | 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 presentationgives a snapshot of entrepreneural activities of men and... |
Betty Wilkinson |
| 21 May 2015 | 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 |
| 21 May 2015 | 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 |
| 21 May 2015 | Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains | Bank for Social Policies | Phan Cu Nhan |
| 21 May 2015 | 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 |
| 21 May 2015 | Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains | Women Entrepreneurship Development in Armenia | Karen Gevorgyan |
| 21 May 2015 | Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains | Video: IDE/ Nepal: Smallholder Commercial Pocket Approach | |
| 21 May 2015 | 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 Thispresentation tackles the current environment for Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) for womens' entrepreneurship development. It also... |
Shanny Campbell |
| 21 May 2015 | Entrepreneurship: Leveling the Playing Field in Financial Markets, Business Development Support, and Value Chains | Overview: Building Gender and Inclusive Value Chains | Sarah Mills |
| 21 May 2015 | Panel Discussion |
High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Thispresentation shares details of the Asian Development Bank project,High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement in Nepal.The project helped... |
Arun Shumshere Rana |
| 21 May 2015 | Panel Discussion | Handmade in Bangladesh - BRAC Enterprises: Aarong | Tanvir Hossain |
| 21 May 2015 | Panel Discussion | Cocal Cola: 5by20 Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative | Jackie Duff |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2015 | Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? | The Social Institutions and Gender Index | Keiko Nowacka |
| 22 May 2015 | Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? | Finding Pathways to Empowerment Research | Maheen Sultan |
| 22 May 2015 | Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? | Change and Continuity in Social Norms and Practices Around Marriage and Education | Anita Chimere |
| 22 May 2015 | Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? | Son Preference and Child Marriage in Asia | Shobhana Boyle |
| 22 May 2015 | 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. TheSelf Employed Women's Association... |
Shruti Gonsalves |
| 22 May 2015 | 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 recent... |
Attiya Inayatullah |
| 22 May 2015 | Empowerment: Is Economic Empowerment Enough for Women's Empowerment? | Forward Looking Agenda for Women's Empowerment | Roberta Clarke |
| 22 May 2015 | Closing Session | Synthesis of Presentations and Discussions | Sonomi Tanaka |
| 22 May 2015 | Closing Session | Evaluation |