by Carl Ocab | Nov 12, 2020
The Indonesia Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (IBCWE) was established in December 2016 through Investing in Women (IW). Eight prominent companies joined as founding members: Sintesa Group, Bank BTPN, Unilever Indonesia, Mitra Adi Perkasa Group, Gajah Tunggal,...
by Carl Ocab | Nov 12, 2020
Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world that boasts of the highest ratio of women participating in the labour force (~72%). Vietnam also has a very high percentage of women holding top management positions (~28% compared to global average of 19%). The...
by Carl Ocab | Nov 12, 2020
In 2017, seven leading companies in Myanmar—City Mart Holding Limited, KBZ Bank, KBZ MS, AYA Bank, FMI Company Limited, Parami Energy Group of Companies and Shwe Taung Group—founded the Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) through the support of Investing in...
by Carl Ocab | Nov 6, 2020
In an interview with Women Icons Network, Investing in Women (IW) CEO, Dr Julia Newton-Howes, shared an overview of IW’s work and its response to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as insights on the impact of the pandemic on gender equality. Below are the interview...
by Carl Ocab | Nov 5, 2020
Traditional perceptions and pressures on men to display certain attitudes and behaviours can be unhelpful for both men and women, and hold back gender equality, a new report suggests. The report also points to signs of positive change in how masculinities are...
