Gender in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programs Read more about Gender in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programs Empowering women and promoting gender equality, Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has a catalytic effect in the achievement of other SDGs. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) integrates gender mainstreaming in its technical and vocational education and training programs. In addition to providing overall TVET assistance to girls, ADB also supports their participation in non-traditional sectors.
ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration Read more about ADB Gender Month 2017 Celebration ADB holds a series of gender-related activities annually throughout the month of March to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The month-long activities aim to: (i) promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the work culture and environment; (ii) provide an understanding of ADB’s institutional commitment to gender mainstreaming; and (iii) demonstrate the benefits of gender mainstreaming to greater operational effectiveness and key ADB Gender Policy.
Gender Equality, Leadership, and Journalism Read more about Gender Equality, Leadership, and Journalism Armie Jarin-Bennett, president of CNN Philippines, speaks about her experiences as a female journalist and how gender-related stereotyping and expectations have presented challenges throughout her career. This year's ADB's Distinguished Gender Month Speaker says mentoring is important in empowering women, and notes that dismantling gender stereotypes remains a challenge.
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 Read more about 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 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 PRC's ongoing socioeconomic transformation reshapes the institutional arrangements of care for children and elders, and how the changing care economy affect women's opportunities and gender equality in the labor market.
7 Development Myths Read more about 7 Development Myths This presentation discusses seven development myths, provides evidence on how these perceived myths should not be considered realities, and shares corresponding take-aways that are just the exact opposite of these myths.
Attiya Inayatullah Keywords gender gender equality Read more about Attiya Inayatullah Dr. Attiya Inayatullah holds a Ph.D. in Demographics and has had a life-long association with the Family Planning Association of Pakistan. Former Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO, she has acquired international recognition in the fields of international relations, human rights, gender equality and social development at both the global level and in Pakistan. As a member of the first International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO, she contributed to the Universal Declaration on Human Genome and Human Rights.
Prabhjot Khan Keywords gender and energy social development gender equality women's empowerment gender mainstreaming strategies Read more about Prabhjot Khan Prabhjot works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group and provides support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ADB Policy on Gender and Development and Strategy 2030’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2019-2024. She has many years of experience in mainstreaming gender into programs and projects in infrastructure sectors such as urban, transport, energy as well as social sectors such as skills/education, agriculture & natural resources, health..
Imrana Jalal Keywords gender equality human rights Read more about Imrana Jalal A lawyer by profession, Imrana Jalal was formerly a Commissioner of the Fiji Human Rights Commission, and the Fiji Law Reform Commission. She is the author of Law for Pacific Women and architect of the Family Law Act 2003 which addressed children's needs and removed systemic legal discrimination against women. Her book is a recommended text book at the University of the South Pacific Law School. She is a founding member of the Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team which in 1998 received the UNICEF Maurice Pate Award for its cutting edge work in women’s rights.
Video - Session 3 - Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Mainstreaming Read more about Video - Session 3 - Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Mainstreaming This video covers Session 3 of the conference entitled “Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Mainstreaming.” It draws out the various experiences of the speakers in these four mainstreaming aspects: (i) creating community development strategies for risk mitigation of large energy infrastructure; (ii) enhancing women’s productive energy; (iii) improving service delivery and women’s livelihoods; and (iv) generating demand through the demand side management of end users.
Video - Session 2 - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments Read more about Video - Session 2 - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments This video covers Session 2 of the conference entitled “Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments.” It starts with a presentation outlining the current gender energy issues and policy developments, followed by a discussion of Asian Development Bank’s recent cross country experience on tariff regulations in South Asia. It ends with a moderated dialogue between panelists from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka about the session topic.