Zonibel Woods

Consultant (Gender), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

Zonibel's commitment to gender equality spans over 25 years of working with governments, foundations, international organizations and civil society on developing policies and implementing programs to support women's empowerment. Since the Earth Summit in 1992, she has worked on gender and the environment increasingly focusing on gender and climate change. Before moving to the Philippines, Zonibel worked for the Ford Foundation and the International Women's Health Coalition in New York.

Girls today have role models and advantages not enjoyed by previous generations, but major challenges remain. Photo: Mi Pham

A new day for women and girls in Asia and the Pacific

Girls and women today have far more opportunities and role models than their mothers and grandmothers, but there is much more to be done.

Sonomi Tanaka, Zonibel Woods

Most of the world’s aquaculture workforce is made up of women. Photo credit: ADB

More than selling seashells: The unsung role of women in fisheries

Seventy percent of the aquaculture workforce worldwide is female, with women playing key roles in fishing, processing, and marketing. Yet they do not reap the full benefits of their efforts.

Anna Oposa, Deborah Robertson, Zonibel Woods