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Session Video - On the Margins of Development: Asia Pacific LGBT Inclusion, Poverty Reduction, and Prosperity

5 December 2016
Promoting gender equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people should also be viewed in the lens of economic inclusion and development. A panel of advocates and experts tackled the different pressing issues that surround the LGBT community, focused on economic inclusion, poverty…

The Legal Situation of LGBT People in Asia and Pacific Developing Countries

5 December 2016
Asian Development Bank's Jogendra Ghimire talks about relevant laws on sexual orientation, particularly policies and laws that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inclusion. He enumerates international treaties and instruments that uphold equality and non-discrimination.

The Economic Cost of Exclusion of LGBT People

5 December 2016
M.V. Lee Badgett, Williams Distinguished Scholar of the Williams Institute, shared insights on the implications of excluding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in economic development. She highlighted the negative effects of such exclusion at the individual and economic levels…

Philippines: LGBT (now) in Business

5 December 2016
Brian Tenorio is the Chair of the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He is also CEO and Founder of Kape Coffee Company and Tenorium Enterprise, and also an International Consultant for Branding and Design at the Asian Development Bank and World Health Organization (Western Pacific Regional Office…

Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China

23 November 2016
While rapid economic development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in recent decades has come at significant cost to the environment, attention is increasingly turning to green finance, which also has developed rapidly over the last few years. Experts who are directly involved in the…

Rural-Urban Migration in Gender Perspectives: A Case of China

18 November 2016
Drastic changes have been observed in women's mobility in the People's Republic of China. Instead of marriage, job opportunities have now become a major reason for women to migrate, which means migration has brought economic opportunities to both men and women.

Women's Works in Women's Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective—What Does the Evidence Say about Women-Led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises?

18 November 2016
The International Labour Organization undertook an international review of findings of rigorous evaluations of women’s entrepreneurship programs. Based on this and evaluations of their own programs, this presentation provides a summary of policy lessons for programming of women’s entrepreneurship…

How Does Unpaid Care Work Affects Women’s Opportunities and Gender Equality? Findings of the "Care, Gender, and Inclusive Growth in the People’s Republic of China" Project

18 November 2016
This presentation summarized the findings of a project entitled “The Care Economy, Gender, and Inclusive Growth”. The project was sponsored by the International Development Research Centre of Canada that involved a total of 17 Chinese economists. This presentation mainly answered questions on how…

Supporting Women Entrepreneurship: Rethinking Policy Actions

18 November 2016
This presentation focuses on the People's Republic of China's (PRC) practices in supporting women's entrepreneurship. Policy recommendations are provided, based on evaluations of the “10k Women Project” launched by Goldman Sachs Foundation and comparisons with other relevant projects in the PRC.

Reproductive Choices of Female Migrant Workers in China

18 November 2016
The difference between health care systems and social security systems for rural and urban areas in the People's Republic of China is quite apparent. There is also an observed trend in the timeline of female migrant workers' life history, particularly the turn out of events before and after…