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An ADB-supported project in Kolkata awarded flat titles to women as a mechanism to promote women's rights.
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Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
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In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
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A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
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In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
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Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.
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A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
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This piece highlights how sustainable tourism development can support the empowerment of women and minorities.
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Empowering women to take greater control over their resources would give them the tools for lifelong change.
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Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
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Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.
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There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
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A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
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Evidence-based and targeted communication is key to raising awareness of gender equality issues.
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A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.