[VIDEO] A Safe Place to Go: Designing Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets—WaterAid Read more about [VIDEO] A Safe Place to Go: Designing Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets—WaterAid Poor access to sanitation disproportionately affects women and girls. But it's not just a question of lacking a household toilet – low availability of public and community toilets is also an issue. And where they do exist, these facilities often don't meet the needs of women and girls, undermining their rights. A lack of suitable toilets in public places and institutions can even further constrain their personal freedom and mobility, access to employment, health and education, and involvement in political and recreational activities.
[VIDEO] Beyond the Statistics: Finding the ‘Real Story’ Behind Gender Data—Kontinentalist Read more about [VIDEO] Beyond the Statistics: Finding the ‘Real Story’ Behind Gender Data—Kontinentalist When we see the world through data, who does the counting and who matters? How do we present data in a compelling way to diverse audiences? Too often, gender is neglected in data collection and data-driven decision-making. In this session, presenters will walk through the importance of collecting sex-disaggregated data and cultural context, issues of data access, and biases in data collection methods. Through examples, we’ll show how adopting a gender lens to data work makes progress in gender equity and justice, and consider how we can better use and present data in compelling ways.
[VIDEO] Public Participation and Citizen Engagement for Urban Development—Maptionnaire Read more about [VIDEO] Public Participation and Citizen Engagement for Urban Development—Maptionnaire The possibilities of citizen participation in urban planning have increased tremendously through digitalization. While public participation and community engagement have become widely accepted approaches to enhance the democratic aims of community and urban development, challenges still remain.In this workshop, we discuss our experiences of online community engagement from the Nordic perspective, drawing from our decade-long journey as the female founders of Maptionnaire, one of the leading PPGIS application development platforms on the market.
[VIDEO] Building an Equal and Innovative STEM Girl Force for the 21st Century—UNICEF Read more about [VIDEO] Building an Equal and Innovative STEM Girl Force for the 21st Century—UNICEF The session will share UNICEF’s programme portfolio for girl-centered, generational impact in skills, digital literacy, and innovation with transformative potential to break negative gender stereotypes and address the gender digital divide. Specific country examples from Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia and Pacific will be shared.
[VIDEO] How Do You Build Gender-Inclusive Digital Economies?—UNCDF Read more about [VIDEO] How Do You Build Gender-Inclusive Digital Economies?—UNCDF An interactive discussion based on the UNCDF IDE & Gender Playbook, participants will learn and share their insights into the common barriers to women’s digital and financial inclusion, and what are interventions based on extensive research that can help make Women Builders of Digital Economies. Speakers: • Nandini Harihareswara, Senior Advisor, Inclusive Digital Economies • Giulia Zaratti, Gender Consultant
Barkha Dutt Keywords gender equality Read more about Barkha Dutt Barkha Dutt is an award-winning TV journalist, anchor and columnist with more than two decades of reporting experience. She is India’s only Emmy-nominated journalist who has won multiple national and international awards, including the Padmashri, which is India’s fourth highest civilian honour. Barkha graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi with a degree in English Literature. She did her Master's in Journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
Mitzi Borromeo Keywords gender equality Read more about Mitzi Borromeo Mitzi Borromeo has over two decades of media and communications experience specializing in conservation, sustainability, and popular education. She began her career in broadcasting on the ABS-CBN News Channel as news anchor, producer, and morning show presenter. She went on to do communications work for WWF–Philippines, WWF International in Switzerland, and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies in Japan. In 2013, she joined Solar News Channel as a news anchor and producer.
Kris Panday Keywords gender equality Read more about Kris Panday Radha Krishna “Kris” Panday was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank in April 2018. In this capacity, he represents Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with responsibility for the direction of the general operations of the Bank, including: (i) approving policies, loans, guarantees, investments and technical assistance, (ii) approving borrowings, and (iii) approving budgets.
Jamela Alindogan Keywords gender equality Read more about Jamela Alindogan Jamela is a correspondent with Al Jazeera English and has fearlessly reported on conflicts in many parts of the Philippines despite being on the receiving end of death threats. A recipient of the 2018 Ten Outstanding Young Filipinos Award and President of the Foreign Press Club of the Philippines, she is also the co-founder of Sinagtala, an aid organisation that supports women and children in conflict zones.
[VIDEO] Stories from the Frontline: Advancing Workplace Gender Equality in SouthEast Asia—Investing in Women Read more about [VIDEO] Stories from the Frontline: Advancing Workplace Gender Equality in SouthEast Asia—Investing in Women Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, and Business Coalitions (BCs) in South East Asia have been working to advance gender equality in the workplace by creating an enabling environment to increase women’s labour force participation and business leadership.