by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Mar 21, 2025
In the Philippines, women face enduring challenges in balancing paid work and family obligations. Due to deeply entrenched gender norms, they undertake the bulk of unpaid care and household tasks, spending nearly twice as many hours on primary care than men.[1] Women...
by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Oct 29, 2024
In Indonesia, discussions around the care economy are gaining traction, strongly motivated by the potential to boost female labour force participation, which has remained stagnant over the past two decades at around 54 percent. A 2024 World Bank report highlights a...
by carolyn.guevarra@iwa.asia | Sep 23, 2024
The Investor Roundtable at DealStreetAsia Summit 2024, held on September 17, brought together leading limited partners (LPs) for an engaging session that focused on strategies for optimising venture capital (VC) portfolios in Southeast Asia. With key investors from...
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 | Feb 20, 2024
When messages and examples of gender equality resonate with an audience, they spark conversations, and bring communities together. We are very proud of two of our local partners who have been recognised for doing just that at the recent 20th Philippine Quill Awards....
