Gender and development


ASEAN's Just Transition Entails Reskilling a Diversified Workforce
Making the labor force more diverse, inclusive, and capable of taking on green jobs is crucial for Southeast Asian nations to reach their net-zero goals by 2050.

Tags: ASEAN, SEADS 2023, Education, Gender and development, Environment, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, Information and communications technology

Women Must Be at the Forefront of the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The transition to a low-carbon economy needs to be consciously designed to be socially equitable and inclusive–a just transition. Moreover, the transition cannot be gender-neutral but must be gender-just.

Tags: Gender and development, Education, Energy, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

Igniting SDG Progress Through Digital Financial Inclusion
This publication features extensive evidence-based examples for 13 SDGs relevant to the wide benefits of inclusive digital financial services.

Tags: Sustainable Development Goals, Gender and development

Regional Report on Women in Tourism in Asia and the Pacific
This report examines the participation of women in tourism and assesses the sector's contribution to advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls. 

Tags: Gender and development, Tourism

Indonesia's Women Impact Entrepreneurs: Her Barriers Are More Systemic Than You Think
Women entrepreneurs face a range of constraints in growing their businesses, including limited access to capital, advice, and training opportunities, as well as support networks for business-related resources.

Tags: Gender and development, Private sector development, Indonesia, MSMEs

Gender Security and Safety in the ASEAN Digital Economy
This paper reflects on the implications of gender-based cyber violence for digital equality and economic development.

Tags: Gender and development, ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals, Information and communications technology

Safer Trains: Expanding Communication Platforms to Report Gender-Based Violence in Transport Services in the Philippines
Grievance redress mechanisms ​​​are essential for quick response to stakeholder feedback—and to make public transport equitable and safer.

Tags: Transportation, Urban development, Gender and development

Addressing the Digital Divide in ASEAN
To accelerate ASEAN's digital transition, the region needs to raise the quality of its universities and higher education institutions and be more inclusive.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Malaysia, ASEAN, COVID-19, Gender and development

ADB Financing Partners Mobilized $1.1 Billion for Southeast Asian Countries in 2021
The funding supported developing member countries' COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery interventions, says ADB's Partnership Report 2021.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Finance, Health, COVID-19, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Transportation, Private sector development, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender and development

Is There Room for Gender in Urban Planning?
Gender cannot be an afterthought if we want livable, inclusive cities, says Catherine Grant, gender equality and social inclusion expert at Ramboll.

Tags: ASEAN, Gender and development, Climate change and disaster risk management, Philippines

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