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27 November 2018
Gender justice is necessary to protect women’s physical integrity and rights and ensure that their voices are heard to challenge the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence.
One in three women in Asia and the Pacific region report having suffered some form of physical and sexual violence…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Office of the General Counsel
12 May 2018
The Internal Auditing Youth Summit (IAYS) is an annual event that aims to lead Accountancy and Internal Auditing students from various universities in the Philippines to have a closer look at the Internal Auditing profession.
The Summit put spotlight on the trends in internal audit practice and…
Organizer: Office of the Auditor General
24 to 25 April 2018
The purpose of the Conference is to:
Give participants concrete examples of tools and strategies that are being used in different settings to mainstream gender into urban governance and planning, and initiate thinking on what more could be done in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Highlight the…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Gender Equality Division
23 April 2018
Just like in most developing countries, women in Pakistan depend on public transportation when going from one place to another. Unfortunately, women in Pakistan face major challenges in using public transport due to concerns over safety, harassment, and worries about their social reputation.
In…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
3 to 4 April 2018
Developed as part of a series of training programs by the Melbourne School of Engineering for ADB, this learning program aimed to further improve and update the technical expertise of ADB’s executing and implementing agencies, partner organizations, and staff on the integration of high-level…
Organizer: South Asia Department
6 March 2018
ADB and European Investment Bank (EIB) shared challenges and opportunities associated with promoting and integrating "gender" in the operations of international and development financial institutions.
Building both on evaluation findings and on more diffuse experience of ADB and EIB and in the…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department
1 to 31 March 2018
The dearth in women leaders is one of the main gender challenges in the Asia and Pacific region. The low representation of women in public and political spheres and processes has adverse consequences for both women as well as national development outcomes. This year, as ADB joins the international…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department