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[VIDEO] Empowering Women in Informal Economy

25 November 2021
What is required to redesign a social contract that addresses existing gender inequalities and supports a future of shared prosperity? Globally, women have longer life expectancy than men, yet they receive 30-40 percent less in pensions compared to men. This is the result of a lifetime of economic…

[VIDEO] New Frontiers for Gender Equality: Good Governance and Gendered Social Norms

25 November 2021
Speakers in this good practice session will discuss issues related to the "unfinished gender agenda." They will touch upon social and gender norms and their impact on women and girls' lives and discuss how tax systems, budget planning and allocation, and procurement can alleviate gender inequality…

[SPEECH] Closing Remarks

25 November 2021

[VIDEO] Gendering Access to Justice—The Asia Foundation

25 November 2021
Formal justice systems are predicated on a wealth of assumptions about equality, voice and empowerment that rarely play out in the concrete interface between those systems and the hurdles women face in accessing them across Asia’s many patriarchal contexts. Over several decades, driven by an…

[VIDEO] How to Break the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Women’s Leadership in Water Institutions—WorldBank WaterGP

25 November 2021
While evidence shows that companies stand to gain from increased diversity at leadership levels, women remain largely underrepresented in decision making roles in water and other infrastructure sectors. Equal Aqua (EA), a collaborative platform hosted by the World Bank, aims to promote and…

[VIDEO] Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact—CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)

25 November 2021
Join this knowledge lab to learn how you can address gender norms to increase women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Drawing on CGAP’s Technical Guide: Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact the lab helps participants deepen their…

[VIDEO] How Can Just Transition be a Force for Gender Transformative Change?

24 November 2021
There are many challenges ahead as countries in the region move towards a just transition, yet there is one key opportunity-to empower women by providing them with the skills and the possibility to benefit from green and climate resilient development. A just transition needs to create decent work…

[VIDEO] Empowering Women Through Climate Action

24 November 2021
Evidence shows that in countries with high levels of gender inequality, there is also a higher vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change. Climate extremes degrade ecosystems and place heavy burdens on women and girls, limiting their education and income generation opportunities and…

[VIDEO] Gender-Based Violence & Environmental Action: Understanding Links, Taking Action—IUCN/TNC

24 November 2021
The climate crisis is not gender neutral. Climate change impacts—such as prolonged drought, sea level rise, natural resource degradation, and cyclones—are exacerbating conditions that drive gender-based violence (GBV), which predominantly affects women and girls. Nearly 1 in 3 women experience…

[VIDEO] Including Women and the Poor in Electrification—ENERGIA

24 November 2021
Electricity is not gender-neutral: gaps in access to electricity infrastructure and services disproportionately affect women. At the same time, women must have a voice in setting priorities for the design and operation of infrastructure if it is to have the desired impact. The reality is that the…