ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power Read more about ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Yale University’s Rohini Pande - When the Tide Turns: Poverty, Inequality, and Power This webinar highlighted Rohini Pande, Yale University economics professor and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, who discussed the interlinkage between poverty, inequality, and power and the role of policy in driving inclusive growth, with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and experts.
Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMES Webinar Series Read more about Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMES Webinar Series The webinar series, "Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs," aimed to provide practical knowledge on gender, alternative data, and insights on credit scoring for financial institutions, with discussants Dean Caire, a credit scoring specialist, and Steven Landman, a fintech expert. The first installment in December 2021 explored the basics of credit scoring, while the second in January tackled the technical challenges.
International Women’s Day Women and Leadership: Looking beyond disparities of the Pandemic Read more about International Women’s Day Women and Leadership: Looking beyond disparities of the Pandemic
Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption Read more about Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption
The Second WePOWER Partnership Forum Read more about The Second WePOWER Partnership Forum ADB's South Asia Regional Department, in collaboration with the World Bank’s South Asia Energy and Social Development Units and Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), organized the Second Partnership Forum of the Women in Power Sector Professional Network in South Asia– WePOWER – to support workforce participation of women in energy projects and institutions, and promote normative change regarding women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.
Dileni Gunewardena Keywords gender gender equality women empowerment Read more about Dileni Gunewardena Dileni N. B. Gunewardena is Professor of Economics at the University of Peradeniya with over 30 years of experience in development-oriented research and teaching in Sri Lanka and internationally. Her work combines rigorous econometric analysis with a strong gender inequality perspective, focusing on poverty, inequality, labour markets, human development, education, and the care economy.
Unlocking Women’s Economic Potential in Sri Lanka: Barriers and Policy Pathways Read more about Unlocking Women’s Economic Potential in Sri Lanka: Barriers and Policy Pathways
CSO Conversations: CSO-led Solutions for Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Read more about CSO Conversations: CSO-led Solutions for Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
Saranzaya Gerelt-Od Keywords civil society organizations civil society gender gender based violence technology-based gender-based violence Read more about Saranzaya Gerelt-Od Saranzaya Gerelt-Od is a Senior Gender Officer at ADB assigned to Mongolia Resident Mission since 2023. She is a human rights advocate specializing in women’s rights, social justice, gender-based violence, and gender and conflict. She has worked with civil society, feminist philanthropy, research, and multilateral development in Mongolia and Asia and the Pacific region for 13 years.
Christine Sumog-oy Keywords civil society organizations civil society gender gender based violence technology-based gender-based violence Read more about Christine Sumog-oy Christine Sumog-oy is the Country Lead for the National Models for Women’s Safety Online (NMWSO) Program in the Philippines. She has over 16 years of experience in peacebuilding, human rights advocacy, and multi-sector initiatives across fragile and conflict-affected regions in Africa, Asia, and North America.