As demand for water for the 700 million people living in the world’s most densely-populated river basins – the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra – rises, new tensions are surfacing that threaten South Asia’s stability. To respond, The Asia Foundation just announced an expansion of its partnership with the Skoll Global Threats Fund, to strengthen access to information on transboundary issues and foster a regional dialogue between stakeholders on the critical issue of international water sharing. 
Posts By Barbara Rodriguez
Analyzing Differences in Responses from Men and Women in Afghan Poll
November 16, 2011
Among the assets of the annual Survey of the Afghan People is the fact that the data is collected from men and women, and disaggregated as such. In this way, not only does the survey allow for a nuanced look at attitudes across geographic regions, ethnic groups, and age ranges, but it opens a window into the differences between women and men’s perceptions.
Topics: Economic Development | Education | Human Rights | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Afghanistan
2012 World Bank Development Report: Gender Equality as Smart Economics
October 5, 2011
The phrase “gender equality as smart economics” has become the recent mantra of such powerful women leaders as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet. It is also the rallying cry of the World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report…
Topics: Economic Development | Education | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan
U.S. Congress Reintroduces Act to Address Violence Against Women Around the World
March 7, 2010
The International Violence against Women Act of 2010 originally introduced by now-Vice President Joseph Biden, was recently re-introduced in both houses of the 111th Congress after failing to come to a vote in the previous Congressional session. On February 4, Senators Kerry (D-MA), Boxer (D-CA), Collins (R-ME), and Snowe (R-ME); and Representatives Delahunt (D-MA), Poe [...]
Topics: America's Role in Asia | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment