by Carl Ocab | May 8, 2020
South East Asian women are putting themselves in highly vulnerable positions for the betterment of their countries. However, despite their sacrifices, women are more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than men. While recent research from China shows that men are more...
by Carl Ocab | Apr 30, 2020
by Prachi Maheshwari and Rebecca Fries As the world economy grapples with unprecedented shocks during the COVID-19 crisis, many investors, philanthropists and development finance institutions (DFIs) are pouring efforts into creating the best possible strategies...
by Carl Ocab | Apr 14, 2020
By Aya Silva and Georgia Davis Equality in Asia: Across the ASEAN region, countries and companies have been engaging in the equality debate for several years. For some, a looming skills gap and the costs of not retaining good female staff have prompted their...
by Carl Ocab | Apr 14, 2020
There is an evolving awareness that gender norms—no matter how ingrained they seem in societal and economic structures—are changing constantly. And economic, political and health crises can be catalysts for these shifts. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, requires...
by Carl Ocab | Apr 1, 2020
Since the first suspected case was reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, infecting close to 700,000 people and resulting in more than 30,000 deaths across 202 countries in a matter of three months. Whilst...
