Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
Imrana Jalal
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Prior to her appointment to the Inspection Panel, Imrana was Asian Development Bank’s Principal Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) from 2010 - 2017. She was elected a Commissioner on the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in 2006 and served on the commission’s Executive Board. A lawyer by profession, she is the author of the “Law for Pacific Women: A Legal Rights Handbook,” architect of the Fiji Family Law Act 2003, and a founding member of the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement.
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SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
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SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty; Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
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SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Putting resources toward specialized training, mentoring and confidence building is a successful formula for giving greater voice to women in the countryside.
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While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education; Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
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SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty; Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
A well-crafted action plan has helped women in Bangladesh who want to start small and medium-sized enterprises have a more equal playing field with men.
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SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being; Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.