Background

Members of the External Forum on Gender and Development discussed initiatives to advance gender equality in Asia, including those by BRAC University in Bangladesh, Cambodia's Ministry of Women's Affairs, and JICA.

Speakers

Kheng Samvada, Secretary of State, Ministry of Women Affairs, Cambodia
Maheen Sultan, Coordinator, Research Program on Pathway of Women's Empowerment (South Asia Hub), BRAC University, Bangladesh
Yumiko Tanaka, Senior Advisor (Gender and Development), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)