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.
Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2022 Read more about Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2022
Gender-based violence and COVID-19 — Working towards gender-responsive judicial systems Read more about Gender-based violence and COVID-19 — Working towards gender-responsive judicial systems
Not Losing Ground: Women’s Leadership in a Post-COVID World Read more about Not Losing Ground: Women’s Leadership in a Post-COVID World Dr. Gita Sen delivered a keynote motivational speech about her own leadership journey and lessons learned from overcoming challenges to keep moving forward.
Closing Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Read more about Closing Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Bambamg Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development of Asian Development Bank delivered the closing remarks. He talked about the four priority areas for ADB And UN Women joint collaboration from 2020 to 2024.
Opening Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Read more about Opening Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Masatsuga Asakawa, President of Asian Development Bank, delivered the opening remarks expressing commitment to ensuring that gender equality is at the heart of ADB’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He discussed how ADB’s support directly addressed one of the pandemic’s devastating consequences—the increased rates of gender-based violence. He mentioned that ADB has worked with its DMCs to provide resources for gender-based violence support programs.
ADB-UN Women Webinar: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery Read more about ADB-UN Women Webinar: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2021 Read more about Welcome Remarks on International Women’s Day 2021
Enhancing Women-focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience (WfIR) Read more about Enhancing Women-focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience (WfIR) This presentation shared key findings of a recent publication that calls for women-focused investments in resilience to meet the gender and climate targets of ADB's Strategy 2030.