To celebrate World Oceans Day, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-hosted a webinar that provided an overview of the urgent need to consider gender equality in coastal and fisheries resource management. Communities, especially women, in Asia and the Pacific are highly dependent on coastal and marine resources and ecosystems for food security and livelihoods, with fish as the main source of protein in many countries. However, recent research on gender and coastal management reveals deep gender and social inequalities in coastal and fisheries resource management. Women are largely invisible in leadership of the fisheries sector despite comprising over 60% of the sector’s labor force in many countries. In addition, lack of data and due attention by governments and other development actors on the critical role of women can undermine conservation and coastal management efforts. During the event, speakers discussed examples of good practices in promoting women’s leadership in coastal management, such as women-led mangrove restoration and sustainable aquaculture. The webinar, attended by over 300 participants, also highlighted how gender equality can be integrated in coastal resilience projects.