Kaushal Joshi

Principal Statistician, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department

Kaushal has over 24 years of experience in official statistics development. He is responsible for statistics capacity building in ADB developing member countries and for ADB’s flagship Key Indicators publication. Kaushal is also the regional coordinator for International Comparison Program for Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining ADB in 2007, he served in the Indian Statistical Service, where he managed large scale sample surveys, national accounts statistics, and national statistical strategy.

Women are less likely to own or control a family business than men. Photo: ADB

Closing the gender gap in the ownership of family businesses

The pandemic is putting pressure on small enterprises, which are disproportionately owned or controlled by men. The right policies could help close the gender gap.

Christian Flora Mae Soco , Remedios Baes-Espineda, Arturo Martinez, Kaushal Joshi

Women who own their own businesses, including small enterprises, are noteworthy contributors to a country's economic growth and ability to reduce poverty. Photo: ADB

Taking ownership: Better data is needed on women’s assets in Asia

Collecting sex-disaggregated data on asset ownership is an important step in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific.

Kaushal Joshi, Mildred Addawe, Arturo Martinez