Priya Dhanani

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, women’s achievements and their ongoing struggle for equality have taken on even greater importance in the face of the climate crisis.

Across the Asia-Pacific and around the globe, Covid-19 is having a disproportionate impact on women and girls. A recent Asia Foundation webinar explored feminist strategies to mitigate the gendered effects of the pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have acute effects on women and girls in Asia. Thanks to the flexibility of our donors and partners, our existing projects have pivoted to confront the emergency. 

On April 14, 2020, The Asia Foundation hosted the webinar Making Transportation Services Work for Women: Mobility, Safety, Employment, and Leadership, focusing on the growing concerns and issues within and around the transportation sector, including the need to consider the increased mobility challenges and risk of violence against women and girls… Read more

9:00 am – 10:00 am ET Despite growing evidence of the unique ways women and men experience transportation services, gender and social inclusion issues have long been overlooked in the transportation sector. Women remain underrepresented in the industry, from decision-makers to transport workers, despite women comprising a large portion of public tr… Read more