Series: Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Investing in Women: Advancing the Transformative Gender Agenda in Central and West Asia in a Post-COVID-19 Environment 9 to 10 March 2022 Asian Development Bank’s Central and West Asia Department and the Gender Equality Thematic Group of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department commemorated International Women’s Month through a virtual subregional workshop of ADB partners in Central and West Asia entitled “Investing in Women: Advancing the Transformative Gender Agenda in Central and West Asia in a Post-COVID-19 Environment" on 9–10 March 2022, 2–4 pm (Manila time). The event examined the pandemic’s gendered impacts, barriers to gender-responsive planning and programming, and the recovery strategies of government and other development actors and their contribution to women’s empowerment and gender equality. Objectives: The workshop aimed to deepen the participants’ understanding of the gendered impacts of the pandemic in Central and West Asia and the good practices and gender-responsive innovations of governments and other development actors in the context of post-COVID-19 recovery. It also aims to analyze barriers to gender-sensitive program planning and implementation of pandemic responses. The workshop discussed the results of ADB’s study on “Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 in Central and West Asia: Opportunities and Lessons for Gender-Responsive Public Investments.” Target Participants: Representatives from government agencies, private sector, civil society organizations, and other development organizations in Central and West Asia member countries, as well as ADB staff and consultants Resource Speakers: Yevgeniy Zhukov, Director General, ADB Central and West Asia Department Samantha Hung, Chief of Gender Equality Thematic Group, ADB Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Jesper K. Petersen, Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, Safeguards, and Gender Unit, ADB Central and West Asia Department Emilia Rossi, Gender Consultant-Researcher Gulnora Marufova, Senator of the Parliament, Republic of Uzbekistan Zulfia Kochorbaeva, Executive Director, Agency for Social Technologies Shahla Ismayil Founder and Director, Gender Port Mary Alice G. Rosero, Senior Social Development (Gender) Specialist, ADB Central and West Asia Department Jane Horan, Founder, The Horan Group Shanny Campbell, Country Director, ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission Marcella Lucas, Gender Consultant-Workshop Moderator Further Readings: Tajikistan: Edging Its Way to Gender Equality Pakistan: Addressing Challenges to Gender Equality Proceedings: DAY 1 FULL RECORDING DAY 1 FULL RECORDING(Russian Translation) DAY 1 VISUAL SUMMARY DAY 2 FULL RECORDING DAY 2 FULL RECORDING (Russian Translation) DAY 2 VISUAL SUMMARY VIDEO ANIMATION VIDEO ANIMATION (Russian translation) Program and Learning Materials 09 March 2022 10 March 2022 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome and Introductions Opening Remarks ADB CWRD Yevgeniy Zhukov Strategy 2030 Operational Priority on Accelerating Progress in Gender Equality Samantha Hung, Chief of Gender Equality Thematic Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Gender Mainstreaming in Central and West Asia Jesper K. Petersen, Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, Safeguards, and Gender Unit, Central and West Asia Department Session 1 Presentation of “Gendered impacts of COVID-19 in Central and West Asia: Opportunities and Lessons for Gender- Responsive Public Investments" Emilia Rossi, Gender Consultant-Researcher Panel Discussant–Government Gulnora Marufova, Senator of the Parliament, Republic of Uzbekistan Panel Discussant–Civil Society Zulfia Kochorbaeva Executive Director, Agency for Social Technologies Panel Discussant–Private Sector Shahla Ismayil, Founder and Director, Gender Port Panel Discussant–Asian Development Bank Mary Alice G. Rosero, Senior Social Development (Gender) Specialist, Central and West Asia Department Deep-dive discussions: Post-COVID-19 responses to key challenges impairing women’s economic development Marcella Lucas, Gender Consultant-Workshop Moderator Summary synthesis of the panel discussion and deep-dive discussions Visual artist Brief overview of upcoming Day 2 Marcella Lucas, Gender Consultant-Workshop Moderator Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 2 Recap of Day 1 Deep Dive Discussions & Introduction Marcella Lucas, Gender Consultant-Workshop Moderator Unconscious Gender Bias in Gender-Responsive Programming and Project Implementation Jane Horan, Founder, The Horan Group Synthesis and Group Reflection Marcella Lucas, Gender Consultant-Workshop Moderator 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. 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Event Coordinator/s Mary Alice Rosero Related Full Agenda [English] Summary of Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 in Central and West Asia [Russian] Summary of Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 in Central and West Asia [Infographic] Tajikistan: Edging its Way to Gender Equality [Infographic] Pakistan: Addressing Challenges to Gender Equality Pakistan — Addressing Challenges to Gender Equality: A Quick Reference on Gender Indicators in ADB Priority Sectors Tajikistan — Addressing Challenges to Gender Equality: A Quick Reference on Gender Indicators in ADB Priority Sectors ADB Organizer/s Central and West Asia Department Gender Equality Division Read Also Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Topics Gender Equality Social Development and Protection