Boosting Women’s STEM Leadership in the Asia-Pacific
For women in Asia pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, women’s networks are a powerful tool to shrink the STEM gender gap.
Women's Empowerment
Covid-19 Violence Dashboard Shows Nepal’s “Shadow” Pandemic
Amidst the heavy toll of Covid-19, Nepal is enduring another, shadow pandemic, a spike in violence of all kinds. Our longtime partner has adapted its online database to analyze Covid-related violence.
Asia Foundation Research Highlights Power of Women-in-STEM Networks in Asia
A new Asia Foundation report, Accelerating Women’s Advancement in STEM: Emerging Lessons on Network Strategies and Approaches in Asia, examines women-in-STEM networks and the barriers that women with careers in…
Accelerating Women’s Advancement in STEM: Emerging Lessons on Network Strategies and Approaches
Networks, both formal and informal, play a pivotal role in helping girls and women enter and succeed in STEM fields. They do this by facilitating peer support, role models, mentorship…
Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: Barely Staying Afloat
In the last decade, women entrepreneurs have made tremendous strides in Bangladesh, stepping out of the home to participate in the economy. How much of that progress will be undone by the pandemic?
Australia and The Asia Foundation Support Mongolian Women Entrepreneurs During Covid-19
Today, The Asia Foundation and Australian Government initiated a new program to support Mongolia’s women entrepreneurs and address the economic and social challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Australia’s Partnership…
2021 Lotus Leadership Awards
On April 28, 2021, we honored Eileen Fisher for her pioneering leadership in women’s economic empowerment and sustainability and Women In Need (WIN), a nonprofit partner working to end gender-based violence in Sri Lanka.
Journey to Cambodia: Women and Girls Leading Change
Visit Cambodia to hear from two young women, Phally Sim, a scholarship recipient, and Reaksmey Chhorpon Long, a tech entrepreneur. They share their experience of sustaining education during the pandemic…
Sustainable Fashion Pioneer Eileen Fisher and Sri Lanka’s Women In Need to be Honored at 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards
The 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards will honor Eileen Fisher for her pioneering leadership in women’s economic empowerment and sustainability, and Women In Need (WIN), a nonprofit partner working to end…
Asia Foundation Mourns Death of Lotus Leadership Award Honoree Vartan Gregorian
The Asia Foundation was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Vartan Gregorian, whom the Foundation honored in 2016 with a Lotus Leadership Award in his role as…
We Need More Women in Data!
A new report puts numbers to the unique hardships of women in Nepal during Covid-19. It shows that to get more data about women, we need more women in data.
The Asia Foundation and Zendesk Invest in Women’s STEM Networks in Asia
The Asia Foundation and Zendesk are partnering on a new social impact initiative to track and sustain women’s leadership networks in East and Southeast Asia in science, technology, engineering, and…