Gender
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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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More women leaders to vitalize Asia's corporate sector
By Akiko Terada-Hagiwara on Tuesday, 31 May 2016
The research is clear – Asia wins when we increase women’s representation in decision-making roles.
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3 reasons why climate change mitigation should be gender-sensitive
By Dagmar Zwebe on Monday, 09 May 2016
The importance of women benefiting from climate change mitigation efforts in Southeast Asia becomes clearer by the day.
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Training women to use new energy supplies reaps multiple rewards
By Prabhjot R. Khan on Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Given the right opportunities, women can be much more than latent consumers of electricity.
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Going beyond the meter for sustainable, inclusive energy access in South Asia
By Francesco Tornieri on Monday, 11 April 2016
South Asia needs more gender equality and social inclusiveness in the energy sector.
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4 approaches for more inclusive energy in South Asia
By Francesco Tornieri on Monday, 11 April 2016
Here are a few messages from our partners in the conference.
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Finding ways to lift Indian women out of (energy) poverty
By Teresa Kho on Thursday, 07 April 2016
Do you have ideas or solutions that can help us ensure women have better, cleaner energy access in the future? Please let us know.
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