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With increasing evidence that women are being hit hardest by the crisis, gender-blind response strategies will impede women in their rights and opportunities and pose a serious risk to regional economies. WeEmpowerAsia is bringing up-to-date analysis and information on how and why women’s economic empowerment matters in the COVID-19 response.

Policy briefs and reports

Myanmar and COVID-19 Impact on the private sector
The Philippines and COVID-19: Impact on the private sector
Indonesia and COVID-19: Impact on the private sector
Viet Nam and COVID-19: Impact on the private sector
Private Sector Pulse Check – The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women and Businesses: A Survey of 65 CEOs and Business Leaders in Asia and Europe
Guidance Note for Action: Supporting SMEs to Ensure the Economic COVID-19 Recovery is Gender-Responsive and Inclusive
Guidance Note for Action: Addressing the Emerging Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Women in Asia and the Pacific for a Gender-Responsive Recovery
Guidance Note for Action: Gender-Sensitive Private Sector Response to COVID-19 for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery
Guidance Note for Action: Women as a Force for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific

 

Visualizations and tools

Asia-Pacific Needs Assessment for More Gender-Inclusive Entrepreneurship: Highlights on Impacts from COVID-19 - Survey Findings Infographic (April 2020)
COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool
 

Webinars

Small Matters: Harnessing the Potential of Purpose-Led SMEs for an Inclusive & Sustainable Recovery
Sharing the Burden
COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool/Action Planning
COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool/Action Planning
Applying the WEPs for to Accelerate Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery
COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool/Action Planning
Webinar: Women as Leaders and Frontliners – COVID-19 Realities (UN Women/WeEmpowerAsia)

Latest stories, expert opinions and blogs

Women’s Unpaid and Underpaid Work in the Times of COVID-19
India’s Sustainable Fashion Ecosystem Gets A Boost From 80 Top Innovators
WeEmpowerAsia trains Filipino women for AI’s new workforce

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