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In Pakistan, Direct Cash Payments to Families are Key to Helping More Girls Stay in School

Conditional cash transfer programs, in coordination with strategic policies, can improve the educational opportunities of millions of children in Pakistan, especially girls.

Conditional cash transfer programs, in coordination with strategic policies, can improve the educational opportunities of millions of children in Pakistan, especially girls.

Here’s How the Pandemic Can Give Women More Opportunities in Digital Technology

COVID-19 has triggered a massive shift to the use of digital technology in work, education and other aspects of life. Gender-sensitive policies are needed to make sure that women benefit from these changes.

COVID-19 has triggered a massive shift to the use of digital technology in work, education and other aspects of life. Gender-sensitive policies are needed to make sure that women benefit from these changes.

Data-Driven Female Leadership is Key to Recovering from COVID-19

To rebuild a just, equal, and inclusive global economy after the pandemic, we need more female leaders and gender-focused data.

To rebuild a just, equal, and inclusive global economy after the pandemic, we need more female leaders and gender-focused data.

Talal Rafi

Talal Rafi is an Economist at the Deloitte Economics Institute and a member of the Deloitte Global Economist Network. He is an Expert Member of the World Economic Forum and a regular contributor for the International Monetary Fund where he writes on public financial management topics. He was on a Selection Committee of the Asian Development Bank #DigitalAgainstCovid-19 Innovation Series. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre for Banking Studies, Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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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.

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In the Remote Atolls of the Pacific, Women Struggle for Basic Resources

The immense distance between islands in the Pacific creates challenges for accessing resources, particularly for women. Targeted policies, tailored for their needs, are required.

The immense distance between islands in the Pacific creates challenges for accessing resources, particularly for women. Targeted policies, tailored for their needs, are required.

Anne Valko Celestino

Anne is responsible for integrating gender analysis and measures into investment projects and for strategic and operational initiatives to promote gender inclusive solutions in private sector financing.

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Amanda Satterly

Amanda leads the efforts of ADB’s private sector operations to integrate gender into its investment projects and operations. She joined ADB in 2019 after a decade of working to increase the gender inclusiveness of private sector operations in African-based businesses, prior to which she was a management consultant and an investment banker.  

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Neeti Katoch

Neeti’s is a consultant at the Asian Development Bank where she focuses on gender equality and inclusion efforts in the private sector investment projects and operations. Prior to joining ADB, Neeti worked on strengthening sustainability practices and gender mainstreaming in agriculture supply chains and entrepreneurship development across Africa and Asia. Neeti’s experience spans working with TechnoServe, World Bank, Citibank and PwC as a management consultant and a researcher. Neeti holds B.A.

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Has Viet Nam’s Economy Recovered from COVID-19? Ask Women Entrepreneurs

On many levels, women in Viet Nam fare better than women living in countries at a similar level of economic development. Still, women-owned businesses face disproportionate barriers.

On many levels, women in Viet Nam fare better than women living in countries at a similar level of economic development. Still, women-owned businesses face disproportionate barriers.

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