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Happy Women’s Day, Vietnam: what are we celebrating?
Cũng có ở Tiếng việtThis Thursday, March 8, people will be celebrating International Women’s Day all around the world. Vietnam is no exception—there will be numerous events arranged by the Government,...
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Working with migrant workers in Thailand: an unsung heroine
ยังมีอีกที่ ภาษาไทยKhun Patima (right) works with migrant workers in Thailand.
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Gender in the Pacific: Can a report help improve equality?
As a junior member of the team who produced the forthcoming East Asia and Pacific companion to the World Development Report 2012 “Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific”, I was excited to...
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Women outvote men to build activity hall in the Solomons
The soon to be completed women's meeting hall will house various activities to help women develop themselves.(Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog post)While leaving leaving the LoLoMo eco-resort, the...
View ArticleHelping People, Improving Lives – The AusAID -World Bank Group Partnership
More information on the World Bank-AusAID partnership in worldbank.org/unlockingpotentialreportMaking a difference for people, he
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Why Vietnam needs its baby girls
Cũng có ở Tiếng việtLast week I read about Malala, the 14 year old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head inside her school bus as retaliation for her active engagement in promoting girls’ rights to...
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Gender equality in Laos: first impressions can be deceptive
Watch the video highlighting the report's findings.My mother always told me that first impressions are deceptive. Turns out, this is true also when it comes to gender equality.I lived in Vientiane, the...
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Taking my first step as a young entrepreneur in Laos
Manothip met her first customers at an entrepreneurship fair for young people in Laos.How does one turn a creative idea into a profitable business? In my case, it started with a bag.
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Vai trò lãnh đạo của phụ nữ tại Việt Nam quan trọng như thế nào?
Việt nam đã đạt được những tiến bộ rất đáng khích lệ trong bình đẳng giới như tỉ lệ đi học của trẻ em gái và tỉ lệ của lao động nữ trong lực lượng lao động rất cao. Cuối năm 2013 chúng ta có một tin...
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Does Women’s Leadership in Vietnam Matter?
High primary enrollment ratios for girls and impressive female labour force participation rates are two striking examples of Vietnam’s progress on gender equality. On female leadership, however,...
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What will it take to inspire women’s leadership in the Pacific Islands?
On gender equality – it is no secret that the Pacific Islands is lagging. The region is home to some of the world’s highest domestic violence rates. Economic empowerment of women in many countries,...
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East Asia and Pacific countries can do better in labor regulation and social...
Those unfamiliar with the fast growing emerging economies of East Asia are likely to think that governments in these countries let market forces and capitalism roam free, red in tooth and claw. That...
View ArticleXoá bỏ những định kiến về giới đang cản trở phát huy quyền và năng lực của...
Tạo cơ hội việc làm để trao quyền và nâng cao năng lực cho phụ nữ tại Việt Nam Tháng 8/2015, tôi cùng đồng nghiệp đến An Giang thăm các đối tượng hưởng lợi của một dự án sáng tạo giúp 200 phụ nữ dân...
View ArticleVietnam: Breaking gender stereotypes that hinder women’s empowerment
Empowering Women with Job Opportunities In August 2015, I traveled with colleagues to An Giang Province in southern Vietnam to visit beneficiaries of an innovative project that is helping 200 Cham...
View ArticleGender in Thai schools: Do we grow up to be what we are taught?
While waiting to interview a teacher at one remote school in Thailand, the lunch scene reminded me of my childhood years in school. I spoke to the young boys and girls asking them what they wanted to...
View Articleเพศสถานะในโรงเรียนไทย: เราเติบโตมาในแบบที่เราได้รับการสั่งสอนในโรงเรียนหรือไม่?
ขณะที่ฉันรอสัมภาษณ์คุณครูท่านหนึ่งที่โรงเรียนในพื้นที่ห่างไกลในประเทศไทย ภาพโรงอาหารในช่วงพักกลางวันทำให้ฉันหวนนึกถึงวันเวลาในวัยเด็ก ระหว่างนั้นฉันมีโอกาสพูดคุยและถามเด็กนักเรียนสองสามคนไปพลางๆ...
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The gas and mining industries take on gender-based violence in Papua New Guinea
Photo: Tom Perry/World Bank For many, the connection seems strange at first. What do gas and mining have to do with women’s economic and social empowerment, let alone gender-based violence? The...
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