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1 Feb 2024
Gender
Advancing Equality and Empowerment of all Women and Girls in ASEAN
ASEAN firmly believes that bridging the gender gap and ensuring that all women and girls realise their fullest potentials are sine qua non to the realisation of a fairer, inclusive, and resilient ASEAN Community. Through the years, ASEAN has mobilised
28 Jun 2023
Gender
Why Promoting a Circular Economy Needs a Gender Perspective
ASEAN’s pioneering efforts in pursuing a circular economy in the region can be a game-changer. A circular economy purports a fundamental shift away from the “take, make, waste” linear economy towards an economic model that promotes the efficient use of
28 Jun 2023
Gender
ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Celebrates Women in Maritime
The second International Day for Women in Maritime was celebrated early at the 44th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting (MTWG) in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The meeting, held on 9-11 May 2023, discussed strategic plans to enhance regional maritime c
22 May 2023
Gender
ASEAN Publications on Women
22 May 2023
Children, Education, Gender
Gender Barriers in Education and Health: A Story from East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
The ASEAN region has made progress in many sectors, but challenges remain, especially in the area of girls’ and women’s access to health and education. Meryana (not her real name) is a 12-year old girl from Noinbila, a small village in South Central T
22 May 2023
Gender, Social Protection
Advancing Sustainable Development through Gender-sensitive Governance
The 2022 ASEAN SDG Snapshot Report highlighted ASEAN’s progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) despite the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the pandemic, the region is likely to fall short on Goa
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Interviews
28 May 2024
Gender
Women in Diplomacy: Urawadee Sriphiromya
Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromya served as the Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN from 2021 to 2024. Ambassador Urawadee gave this interview shortly before she left Jakarta on March 2024 for her next assignment as Ambassador of Thailand to Vi
22 May 2023
Gender
Ambassador Hjayceelyn M. Quintana
Women in ASEAN in the Era of Digitalisation: Facing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities The celebration of Women’s Month this year resonated deeply with the priorities and commitments of ASEAN to forge ahead with gender equality and the empowerment of
17 May 2023
Gender
I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati talks to The ASEAN about the regional frameworks and plans that embody ASEAN’s strategies for empowering and improving the well-being of women and girls in the region. She also talks about why Indonesia is encoura
19 Aug 2022
Children, Gender
Hou Nirmita
ACWC is a consultative body that supports the work of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development. ACWC Chair and Cambodian Ministry of Women’s Affairs Under Secretary Hou Nirmita talks about the role of the Commission in securing t
24 May 2021
Civil Service, Gender
Mari Elka Pangestu, PhD
Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu addresses issues of power, representation, and equality. Before joining the World Bank as a managing director in 2020, she held various leadership positions in the Indonesian government, including as Minister of Trade (2004-2011)
24 May 2021
Gender, Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Mohammad Naciri
UN Women Asia and the Pacific Regional Director Mohammad Naciri discusses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women, efforts to implement a gender-fair and gendersensitive pandemic recovery plan, and the continuing partnership between UN Women and ASE
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19 May 2023
Gender
Voice of Baceprot: Breaking Barriers with Heavy Metal
In 2014, three teenage girls rocked their way to fame from a small village in Garut, West Java, Indonesia. Firda ‘Marsya’ Kurnia (lead vocal, guitar), Euis Sitti Aisyah (drums), and Widi Rahmawati (bass) formed a band, Voice of Baceprot (pronounced ba-
7 Dec 2022
Gender, Labour and Future of Work, Poverty Alleviation
Fintech Unlocks Financing for Women Entrepreneurs
Women-led micro and small-sized enterprises in Cambodia can now keep track of their finances through an easy-touse bookkeeping app, Kotra Riel.
24 May 2021
Civil Service, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance
Sharima Ruwaida Abbas
Sharima’s passion and commitment to the field of social work shines through, whether she is amid the aftermath of a typhoon or flood or in the classroom mentoring the next cohort of social workers.
24 May 2021
Education, Gender
Ha Anh Phuong
Known as the “4.0 innovative teacher” in Viet Nam, English language teacher Ha Anh Phuong introduces the use of technology to improve her students’ command of English. She employs a borderless classroom model to get her students engaged with students f
24 May 2021
Gender, Migration
Janice Lopez
Forty-year-old Janice Lopez has worked for 14 years in Qatar as a retail industry administrative executive. Like millions of other Filipinos, Janice sought better employment overseas to provide for her family back home. In 2015, she had a son, Jaden, a
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