Gender
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Beyond #MeToo: How to smash glass ceilings and empower women leaders
By Helen Clark on Friday, 20 April 2018
Barriers to women leadership must be tackled head-on, and there are proven ways of breaking through.
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No progress on gender if women, girls stay hungry
By Md. Abul Basher on Thursday, 08 March 2018
Connecting women with wholesale markets can help them escape hunger, narrowing the gender gap.
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What lies beneath gender equality, labor, and migration in the PRC
By Imrana Jalal on Tuesday, 05 December 2017
A new ADB-ILO joint desk review analyzes what the PRC’s transition to a new growth model means for women in the labor market.
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Challenging norms on gender-based violence in Pakistani courts
By Irum Ahsan on Friday, 24 November 2017
Punjab recently established Pakistan’s first special court for GBV cases after its judges received ADB training to give women more access to justice.
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Filling the gender gap on asset ownership data
By Kaushal Joshi, Arturo Martinez on Friday, 27 October 2017
An ADB pilot study confirms that many women in parts of developing Asia still face barriers to owning assets like land or a house.
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When investing in infrastructure, don't forget gender
By Hyun H. Son on Tuesday, 04 July 2017
Let's better integrate gender-responsive components in infrastructure investments.
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Menstrual hygiene is the great taboo in the Pacific
By Alexandra Conroy on Friday, 26 May 2017
Better menstrual hygiene management is an imperative to empower women and girls in this region.
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8 lessons learned from gender equality heroes
By Ton Reyes on Monday, 03 April 2017
Professionals who don’t work on gender can still do a lot to promote gender equality.
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Girl interrupted: Economic, social costs of LGBT exclusion in Asia
By Imrana Jalal on Wednesday, 08 March 2017
Discrimination against homosexuals and transsexuals hinders economic and social development.
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Rural women in Tajikistan learn new skills, start earning for their families
By Tatiana Evstifeeva on Monday, 12 December 2016
An ADB-financed project is helping female entrepreneurs open sewing workshops, bakeries and cattle ranches, and other business ventures.
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In the land of women: Domestic violence and land ownership in Asia-Pacific
By Imrana Jalal on Friday, 25 November 2016
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we call for policies to help women build and retain control over assets to increase their security.
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Last woman standing: Toilet equality for men and women
By Zonibel Woods on Friday, 18 November 2016
Even when women do have access to a toilet, it is rarely equitable, as most public toilets fail to account for women’s needs.
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Shaping future female leaders in Asia-Pacific
By Irene Laviña on Tuesday, 18 October 2016
The ADB-supported Asia Women Leaders Program works to build women “pipeline” leaders in public administration in the region.
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Why women feel unsafe on public transport
By Heather Allen on Friday, 07 October 2016
Harassment affects women and men alike, but as we are wired differently, concerns over personal security affect women more than men.
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Using data to improve women's safety in cities, transport
By Kalpana Viswanath on Friday, 16 September 2016
The Safetipin app maps safe public areas for urban women so they can make safer decisions, and provides city stakeholders data to improve safety in public spaces and transport.
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Inclusive irrigation is transforming Nepal’s rural areas
By Jaya Sharma on Thursday, 15 September 2016
Small farmers, even women and those belonging to the Dalit caste and ethnic minorities, are beginning to participate in the management of water users’ associations in parts of Nepal.
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How to protect Pakistan's home-based workers
By Hina Shaikh on Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Women working from home make a significant contribution to Pakistan’s economy, but their work is undervalued and home-based workers are denied any form of legal protection.
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Lean into STEM to get girls involved
By Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan on Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Encouraging more females to study and work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will mitigate the gender bias in these fields.
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Doubling down on dual career couples
By Sunniya Durrani-Jamal on Friday, 22 July 2016
Since dual career couples support each other, this involves professional compromises. However, such couples’ understanding of ‘success’ is multidimensional and goes beyond the high income and high status of one individual.
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The road less taken: Gender inequality in Afghanistan, Pakistan
By Imrana Jalal on Friday, 17 June 2016
We have to help make it better to be a woman in Pakistan and Afghanistan, regardless of what our fathers think.
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