Gender Equality
Guidelines for an Index on Gender Friendly Cities
September 22, 2020
Publication
To address the issue of lack of safety in public spaces and fear that women and girls face in them—a tool to assess and measure the quality of built environment and its infrastructure is essential. Safety indices for cities could be such a tool to evaluate these attributes of the city through specific indicators. Developing this set of guidelines a… Read more
Gender Budgeting
September 24, 2019
Publication
Gender budgeting (also known as Gender Responsive Budgeting) has been described as “…an approach to budgeting that uses fiscal policy and administration to promote gender equality, and girls’ and women’s development.” More specifically, gender budgeting initiatives typically aim to: use gender-sensitive analysis to understand female and male citize… Read more
Promoting Gender Equality and Social Inclusion: Nepal’s Commitments and Obligations
October 10, 2018
Publication
Nepal has an age-long patriarchal social, economic, political and cultural setup that is deeply entrenched and widespread in which women and Dalits are the hardest-hit. The recent wave of political change in the country has brought significant progress in addressing these issues, supported by positive national and international commitments and affi… Read more
Advancing Gender Equality in the Philippines
New York, NY, Friday, October 5th, 2018
Events Post
9:30 am – 11:00 am EDT WeWork 12 East 49th Street (between 5th and Madison), Conference Room 18C (18th Floor), New York, NY Please bring a photo I.D. to check in at the security desk The Asia Foundation invites you to a Lotus Circle Salon with Sam Chittick, The Asia Foundation office’s country representative in the Philippines. The Asia Foundation’… Read more
Advancing Gender Equality in Asia
September 12, 2018
Blog Post
Earlier this year, the G7 launched the Gender Equality Advisory Council to promote the integration of gender equality and gender-based analysis across all G7 activities and outcomes. As part of Canada’s presidency of the G7 during 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “Gender equality must play a key role in creating lasting solutions to the ch… Read more
No Women, No Growth
July 18, 2018
Blog Post
The 2018 Chatham House International Policy Forum convened last week at a time of international angst. Two British cabinet ministers had resigned over Brexit negotiations, creating more uncertainty around the tenure of Prime Minister May. President Trump’s contentious meeting with NATO officials sparked questions about the U.S. commitment to that i… Read more
Unlikely Counterparts: Lessons from Cambodia and South Korea on Women in the Workforce
December 13, 2017
Blog Post
At first glance, working women in Cambodia and Korea wouldn’t appear to have much in common: Korea is, after all, one of the world’s most educated nations, with women achieving near equal education rates as men. However, a closer look reveals some unlikely similarities between the two countries, as well as some surprising contrasts. Recently, 13 Ca… Read more
Six Pressing Issues in Asia and How We’re Adapting Our Approach to Address Them
September 6, 2016
Blog Post
Today, 60 percent of the world’s population lives in Asia – with 40 percent concentrated in China and India alone – and the region will continue to host the majority of the world’s population through 2050. Over the past two decades, economic growth has helped lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and 56 percent of developing Asia’s po… Read more