This brief outlines why investing in women makes economic sense and explains how financial institutions can incorporate gender into…

In India, the perception of women’s employment and leadership may be biased due to historical ignorance of women’s abilities, the…

This note is intended to guide the Asian Development Bank (ADB), executing and implementing agencies, consultants, and contractors in…

Analyzing why only one-in-five of Viet Nam’s small businesses are women-owned, this publication outlines the major legal, financial, and…

This guidance note provides an overview of methods for evaluating the gender equality and social inclusion impacts of ADB programs and…

This guidance note aims to enhance the quality of poverty and social analysis for the design of country partnership strategies and…

ADB's South Asia Department (SARD) conducted a study to assess the status and responses to the needs of disadvantaged groups in its…

Examining how the livelihoods, health, and well-being of women in Central and West Asia were disproportionately affected by the pandemic…

Underlining why gender equality is a core component of sustainable infrastructure design, this report considers four key ADB investment…

Using matched data from three sources in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper finds that employers’ gender restrictions are a larger constraint…