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21 November 2019
This presentation tackles the challenges and emerging good practices adopted by Kenya Power in the recruitment, development, and retention of women professionals.
18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…
26 April 2018
Both urban governance and urban markets, and the relation between the two have important gender dimensions.
Urban Governance refers to the general manner in which a city is governed. It includes both the formal structures of urban government and administration and the practises of exercising…
16 March 2018
During her visit to ADB Headquarters on 16 March 2018, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister and former UNDP Administrator, speaks as ADB's Gender Month Distinguished Speaker, meets with President Takehiko Nakao, members of ADB's Board of Directors, selected members of senior…
8 March 2018
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, highlights how gender inequalities are persisting despite advantages in having women in leadership positions. Addressing a crowd of 600, she emphasized that there are proactive steps that we can take to grow the numbers of women in leadership…
25 May 2016
This presentation introduces Women’s World Banking, a global nonprofit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources they require to build security and prosperity. It also features a collaborative project between Women’s World Banking and the Diamond Bank in…
30 March 2016
This report examines how policy and practice may enhance women’s empowerment though electrification in rural areas in the South. It presents the results of a desk study in which empirical literature on women’s empowerment from electrification and international initiatives and national electricity…