.@KHayhoe w/a great climate progress as hike metaphor: "Look at the great view behind you. We actually made it up halfway, and it was a hard slog. So take a breather, pat yourself on the back, but then look up —that’s where we have to go.” 🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏻 Let's go! https://t.co/pOKDFWG9PJ
Reforestation is vital to sequestering carbon and preserving biodiversity. @DroneSeed's innovative technology and thoughtful approach provide a powerful solution to the challenges of seed supply and rapid reforestation - especially after wildfires. https://t.co/J4qfD2Fsci
Barriers to women in business are costly to #Vietnam’s economy. Gender-smart investing integrates women’s capacities and life experiences into investment strategy to reduce gender gaps and increase profits. https://t.co/qbec95BWCe
An investigation in #Cambodia’s vital Stung Chinit Watershed has found that solutions to water inequality lie at the crossroads of irrigation infrastructure and gender. We welcome our own @paulauni & @SEIresearch's @LauForni in our latest InAsia podcast. https://t.co/F3tFejSJOd
Over the last few months I've been truly inspired to learn how women's networks are making STEM more inclusive and accessible in Asia. Proud to share our new report by @Zendesk and @Asia_Foundation on networks' success strategies & how to support them
https://t.co/zHkc587szF
A big thank you to everyone who attended our Economic justice and Rights Dialogue last week. We highlighted facts, challenges and potential solutions on economic justice for girls and women in our region #GenderEquality#ActForEqual@GillianDowie@paulauni@EU_Commission
@paulauni@Asia_Foundation on solutions to promote gender transformative economies one of which is “providing access to financial resources for women-led MSMEs - to enable women to continue their businesses, make key investments & tap into new opportunities” #GenerationEquality
Looking forward to moderating a @unwomenasia conversation on gender-transformative economies and learning from incredible practitioners across the region - and to sharing some of our experiences at
@Asia_Foundation. Join here: https://t.co/Bi9OCTYbIP
In a crisis space like the #Covid19 pandemic, support for #womenled organizations & a deeper analysis of intersectional identities are some of the ways that a feminist lens promotes #womensleadership & broader organizing for justice. https://t.co/FnMaVPNoo8
A blog by @janeintheworld, @paulauni & Priya Dhanani discuss how support for women-led orgs & deeper analysis of intersectional identities are ways a feminist lens promotes #womensleadership & broader organizing for justice in a #Covid19 world. #IWD2021 https://t.co/FnMaVPNoo8
Such an important conversation to have, especially as Covid-19 has exacerbated the dangers of gender-based violence and trafficking in persons over the last year
Women are half the population. Yet in a survey of six countries, women were up to six times less likely to be quoted in the news as experts or sources.
We need to increase the number of women who are shaping perspectives. https://t.co/JAlMac5BrI
Pioneering research in #PNG by @IFC_org and @PNG_BCFW will for the first time measure the costs, and crucially, also the benefits to businesses of workplace responses to gender-based violence. https://t.co/E42skzmDnw
Followed by a call to action for individuals, families, teachers, companies, and govts to elevate diverse girls’ and women’s pursuit of & support in STEM studies/careers. What a powerful opening statement for Day 4 of the #WomenInSTEMtrilat2020 !
It’s so exciting to hear @Jacqfuller talk about @Googleorg & @Asia_Foundation’s partnership on Go Digital ASEAN to help 200k women build vital skills to participate & LEAD in an increasingly digital economy #WomenInSTEMtrilat2020
Speaking about the importance of a pro-gender equality legal/regulatory environment, @KathyMatsui makes a great argument for why we must simultaneously focus on the policies & practices within companies #WomenInSTEMTrilat2020
"This STEM-gender disparity is holding us back, and it’s preventing talented minds from inventing the next breakthrough technology, founding the next big startup, or keeping our nation safe from cyber-attacks." #WomeninSTEMTrilat2020#womeninSTEM