In affirmation of ASEAN’s continuing pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment, the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN ...

In this collection of gender equality and women-focused news from the last few weeks, we cover Chinese president Xi Jinping’s ...

The Philippines, through the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), is hosting high-level ASEAN meetings on gender equality ...

MANILA, Philippines — In honor of women’s achievements and the ongoing pursuit of gender equality across all sectors, government leaders in banking and finance are driving initiatives to foster ...

The Philippines ranked ninth out of 142 countries in terms of gender equality, according to the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2014. As one of the top 10 countries, the ...

THE Philippines is hosting high-level Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings on gender equality and women’s rights in Bohol from Nov. 10 to 15, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW ...

MANILA, June 21, 2012 - Improving women’s access to jobs and economic opportunity could significantly boost worker productivity in the Philippines and the rest of the East Asia and the Pacific Region ...

So far in this series we have looked at the different issues women and men face when they participate in economic development projects. But the experience of gender and gender discrimination is not ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s sudden declaration of a state health emergency in mid-March 2020 left businesses shuttered and the government scrambling to respond to COVID-19. While the ...

GENDER-based violence refers to harmful acts committed against individuals because of their gender. It is often attributed to well-entrenched power imbalances between genders, commonly men exploiting ...