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April-May 2021
Gender Equality
Bridge to Progress
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Themes
8 May 2021
Gender
Transformational and Feminine Leadership: In praise of empathy, sensitivity, and authenticity in the workplace
“Be a man.” “Toughen up.” These are phrases women often hear. From everyday life to the professional realm, we are reminded more often than needed to be equal to men. This has set us up to a fallacy that men and masculine qualities are the benchmarks f
24 May 2021
Culture, Gender
Across the Indian Ocean: Indigo’s Voyage to Southeast Asia
Indigo derives from the Greek word “indikon,” meaning “from India.” The Indus valley civilisation in 4th century BC discovered that the Indigofera plant could produce a blue dye. A complex and time-consuming process of soaking, fermenting, and drying i
Interviews
8 May 2021
Gender
Kung Phoak
DSG Kung Phoak reflects on the rationale for producing The ASEAN, the challenges of getting it off the ground, and what it has achieved so far. He also discusses the future prospects of the magazine in light of ASEAN’s community-building and communicat
8 May 2021
Gender
Ing Kanthaphavi
Minister Ing Kanthaphavi talks about ASEAN’s major achievements over the past five years and explains the priorities and plans of the sector in the coming years. She also reflects on the changing employment landscape and how it impacts women in the wor
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
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)
Conversations
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
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
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.