The Gender Dimensions of a Changing Climate
The biennial conference of the Women’s Funding Network, which took place in San Francisco September 11–13, provided an opportunity for The Asia Foundation to convene the panel “Gender and Climate…
Women's Rights and Personal Security
The Gender Lab Boys Program
From 2018 to 2019, 2,500 boys from 61 schools in Mumbai, Indore, and Delhi, India, took a journey to redefine masculinity and stand up to gender-based violence. The Gender Lab…
Specialized Training for Frontline Social Services Workers Expands Its Reach Across Timor-Leste
In one of Asia’s youngest and poorest nations, Timor-Leste’s social services are in high demand. Local crisis shelters, youth organizations, health facilities, disabled people’s organizations and other frontline services perform…
5th Annual #GBVchat Tweetchat Relay
8:00 am – 4:00 pm EST The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign which runs annually from November 25th (the International Day for the Elimination…
A Skilled Global Girls Workforce
October 11 marks the eighth annual celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, established by the United Nations to address the challenges that continue to confront girls around…
Key Laws Impacting Women in Myanmar
Myanmar has long had a stated commitment to women’s role in public life. It was among the first countries in Asia to grant women the right to vote, in 1935.…
Reflections on the Gender 360 Summit
More than 300 gender and youth practitioners convened last month in Washington, DC, for the Gender 360 Summit to explore the theme of positive girl and boy development. Panels examined…
Seven Questions to Consider When Promoting Gender Justice in Sri Lanka
In October 2016, The Asia Foundation’s Sri Lanka office began a project to make that country’s formal justice system more responsive to victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Seventeen…
Four Things to Know About Gender-Based Violence in Asia
Globally, one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. On March 6, The Asia Foundation in Washington, D.C., hosted a panel discussion on why gender-based…
Legislation Alone Cannot Protect Pakistan’s Children
The murder and rape of seven-year-old Zainab Amin, whose body was found on a heap of garbage a short walk from her home in Kasur, Pakistan, has resulted in thousands…
Victim-Blaming Perpetuates Violence Against Women in Timor-Leste
A few months ago, while I was finishing my morning bike ride before work, a guy in a black and red hoodie on a motorbike came up behind me, reached…
Asia Foundation Launches Report on Domestic Violence and Impact on Workplace in China
The Asia Foundation released a new research report, Impact of Domestic Violence on the Workplace in China, at a launch event in Beijing. The timing of the report coincides with…