UNDP Asia Pacific Gender Equality Dispatch Issue 2

Inside this newsletter, you will find five original articles from the Bangkok Regional Hub, featuring the work of country office work-flows in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Viet Nam, and the Solomon Islands, highlighting the ways in which UNDP programmes in the region cross-cut gender equality mainstreaming efforts, or ensure women's empowerment to accelerate sustainable development.  

Articles:

• Religious Leaders Challenge Gendered Misconceptions in Afghanistan
• Collaborating against Violence: Bhutan's Research Support Holistic Violence Prevention and Response
• Gender and Forced Marriage: Cambodian Women are Left Trapped after Being Tricked into Marrying Men Overseas
• Communities in Fiji Gain Gender Equality Awareness and Access Services
• Tech as a Tool for Empowerment: Building Digital Literacy, Self-Belief, and Gender Equality in India and Myanmar
• Women Entrepreneurs Contribute to National Economic Stability in Indonesia 
• Tribal Women Achieving Sustainable Peace in the Solomon Islands 
• Empowering Ethnic Minority Women in Viet Nam to Become Poverty Reduction and Community Development Change Makers 

Op-Ed:

• The Fourth Industrial Revolution Could Smash Gender Inequality - or Deepen It by Valerie Cliff

Blogs:

• In Adapting to Climate Change, Gender is on the Global Agenda by Mari Tomova
• No Gender Equality, No SDGs by Haruka Tsumori

Contacts:
Koh Miyaoi, Regional Gender Adviser, [email protected]
Mailee Osten-Tan, Gender Equality Communications Consultant, [email protected]
Mahtab Haider, Communications Specialist, [email protected]