The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an unprecedented global crisis, has hard hit all the countries around the world. However,…

The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) project supports women’s organizations to work on a range of economic…

This paper begins with a discussion of women’s labor force participation in the Pacific Islands, including an overview of challenges…

Women are more vulnerable to COVID-19–related economic effects because of existing gender inequalities. In this uncertain time, women’s…

This paper examines the impact of Female Secondary School Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in Bangladesh along with its effects on…

This paper provides an overview of the participation of women in the digital economy across ASEAN. By using available data sources, it…

This paper examines gender among other factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs…

This paper examines gender among other factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs…

This policy brief provides evidence of the persistent digital gender divide across ASEAN and explains how it is of key importance to…

Are stipends for girls in the secondary level worth supporting to enhance socioeconomic and demographic changes? This paper examines the…