[VIDEO] Time of Opportunity: Gender Equality in Future Economies Read more about [VIDEO] Time of Opportunity: Gender Equality in Future Economies This session will focus on how we can achieve a better balance and rethink an economic system that works for women, ensures that they get their fair share of benefits, and how in times of disruption, women can be supported to participate in changing economies on an equal footing. This is a time for disruption but an opportunity to deliver on gender equality.
[VIDEO] Gendering Access to Justice—The Asia Foundation Read more about [VIDEO] Gendering Access to Justice—The Asia Foundation 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.
2021 ADB Asia and the Pacific Virtual Gender Forum l The Power to Transform: Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific Read more about 2021 ADB Asia and the Pacific Virtual Gender Forum l The Power to Transform: Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific The first ever Asian Development Bank (ADB) Gender Forum entitled, The Power to Transform: Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific, was held on 22-25 November 2021 to inform, influence, and inspire action on gender equality.
The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work Read more about The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work via Zoom The Asian Development Bank and the Nordic Embassies in the Philippines organized a special webinar on “The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work” that took place last 20 May, 2.30-4.30pm (Manila). This online event included high-level speakers from the public and private sectors of Nordic countries as well as the Philippines and an address from the Philippine Vice-President, Leni Robredo.
Gaelle Demolis Keywords gender adb gender approach gender equality women empowerment Read more about Gaelle Demolis
ADB’s Approach to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Read more about ADB’s Approach to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Check out how ADB tries to mainstream gender equality in its operations.
Anu Madgavkar Keywords gender equality adb gender adb gender approach Read more about Anu Madgavkar Anu Madgavkar is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the global business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. Over her two decades at McKinsey, Anu has built deep insights on global labor markets, growth and inequality, and the economic impact of digital technologies. Her major research efforts include: ■ The Future of Work: Analyzing COVID-19’s long-term impact on the workforce including the potential implications of more remote work, digital transactions and automation (The Future of
Samantha Hung Keywords gender gender equality adb gender approach Read more about Samantha Hung Samantha Hung provides leadership for advancing gender equality across all aspects of ADB operations and knowledge work. She has over 20 years of experience in gender equality at project, program and policy levels in the Asia Pacific. Before ADB, she held various gender advisor and specialist roles for the New Zealand Agency for International Development, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, UNICEF, Australian Government Office on the Status of Women and UK Institute of Development Studies attached to the University of Sussex.