by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Apr 4, 2024
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Indonesia Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE), Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE), and Business Coalition for Gender Equality, Myanmar (BGCE) hosted a webinar on “The State of WGE in the...
by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Jan 4, 2024
The pandemic left profound impacts on the global economy and disrupted hard-earned progress on gender equality. The pressures of COVID-19—economic disruptions, job losses, and increased caregiving demands—disproportionately affected women, putting at risk the momentum...
by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Jun 30, 2023
Beginning July 1, 2023, Investing in Women (IW) will commence its new phase which builds on the results, partnerships, learnings, and credibility established under the first seven years of IW. The next phase of the program will continue to accelerate women’s economic...
by Carl Ocab | Mar 27, 2023
Investing in Women (IW) held face-to-face learning sessions in Manila with key Business Coalition (BC) staff in February 2023, marking an important milestone in the transition to the next phase of the IW program. Over three days, representatives from the BCs and...
by Carl Ocab | Aug 3, 2022
Women’s economic participation and opportunity in South East Asia have generally declined, resulting in setbacks in gender equality in the region, World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report reveals. According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic has...