by Carl Ocab | Oct 5, 2021
The gender gap in labour force participation in Indonesia has slightly narrowed during the COVID-19 crisis, as employment rate dropped for men and increased for women. Yet family responsibilities continue to constrain women’s equal economic participation, with women...
by Carl Ocab | Sep 16, 2021
Twenty-four women-led startups pitched online to the Indonesia Women Empowerment Fund (IWEF) and other impact investors and ecosystem partners in Indonesia and abroad on 27 August as part of SheDisrupts Indonesia 2021, a startup competition and pre-acceleration...
by Carl Ocab | Aug 10, 2021
Investing in Women (IW) supports Business Coalitions (BC) that have been working with influential companies to establish the business case for workplace gender equality (WGE). Workplace gender equality exists when everyone, regardless of gender, can equally access and...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 30, 2021
Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) has proven business outcomes, with companies that have gender-equal policies and practices exhibiting greater innovation and productivity, increased profitability and improved resilience. By highlighting the connection between...
by Carl Ocab | Jul 29, 2021
The application deadline for the 2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards has been extended to 9 August 2021. The UN WEPs Awards honours Asia-Pacific private businesses that champion gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and...
