Women Leaders Read more about Women Leaders ADB continues to mainstream gender equality in its operations, recognizing that gender is a cross-cutting issue that influences all aspects of society and economic development. This presentation highlights the challenges and the gains of women in resource management and protection.
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-Responsive Laws, Policies, and Activism for Women's Empowerment Read more about Gender-Responsive Laws, Policies, and Activism for Women's Empowerment Pakistan ended on the second to the last spot in the World Economic Forum's 2014 Global Gender Gap Index. But victories have been observed in the recent years when it comes to women empowerment. This presentation gives an overview of the Pakistani experience in lobbying for gender equity, particularly in promoting gender responsive laws and policies.
Keeping Up with the Energy Transition: Addressing the Skills Gap Read more about Keeping Up with the Energy Transition: Addressing the Skills Gap Converging energy access and sufficiency, women empowerment, and environmental sustainability are all crucial in meeting the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This presentation discusses the support provided by Asian Development Bank’s Education Sector in working towards achieving the SDGs. A strategic and holistic approach to skills development is also shared.
Self Employed Women's Association: A Collective Voice of Women Read more about Self Employed Women's Association: A Collective Voice of Women Women in the informal sector are vulnerable, posing threat on their income security, food security, and social security. The Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was established to help women become individually and collectively self-reliant, economically independent, and capable of making their own decisions. Poor women are the owners, managers, and beneficiaries under the association. SEWA now has 1.9 million members and over 100 affiliated organizations working to empower women in the informal sector mainly by promoting financial inclusion and social security.
Women are Ready for Roads Read more about Women are Ready for Roads After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed social services and opportunities in economic centers.
Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? Read more about Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? South Asia’s rapid growth is met with an increasing crisis in energy demand. Strategic investments in human capital is needed to address this major challenge in energy security. The productive engagement of women in training and employment opportunities accelerates access to renewable energy sources that will sustain growth and development.
Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report Read more about Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report This report examines how policy and practice may enhance women’s empowerment though electrification in rural areas in the South. It presents the results of a desk study in which empirical literature on women’s empowerment from electrification and international initiatives and national electricity policies in Kenya, India, and Nepal are studied.
Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach Read more about Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach To address climate change as currently the biggest challenge faced by farmers, Akay Flavours & Aromatics has conceptualized solutions to increase climate resilience, improve irrigation, and provide youth training. Efficient usage of fresh water, according to the company, is the key to food production and security.
Gender Skirmishes and Other Water Issues Read more about Gender Skirmishes and Other Water Issues This presentation explains the current structures and processes in water governance and how they approach gender issues. Along with the discussion on gender obstacles, ambushes, and landmines; it also looks into potential collaborators and unlikely alliances in gender-related dialogues. Lastly, it discusses the future potential actions for Asia.