Publications

Results 11-20 of 20 for 2012
August 2012

Gender Tool Kit: Public Sector Management

This tool kit assists staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in conceptualizing and designing gender-responsive programs and projects in public sector management (PSM).
July 2012

Guidelines for Gender Mainstreaming Categories of ADB Projects

This document defines ADB's gender categorization system that assesses the extent to which projects integrate gender issues. These categories have been used since 1998 to monitor ADB's gender performance.
July 2012

Gender and Development Plan of Action (2008-2012): 2011 Performance Summary

This report provides a summary of gender performance and progress made in 2011 on implementation of the Gender and Development Plan of Action (2008–2012) (GAD PoA).
July 2012

Impact Stories from the Pacific Region - Breaking Down the Barriers to Business: More Private Sector Reform Stories

This report features the stories of entrepreneurial Pacific women and men who explain how their lives have been changed through ADB-supported PSDI reforms and infrastructure assistance in the region.
June 2012

Guidance Note: Gender and Law - Temporary Special Measures to Promote Gender Equality

This note is designed to increase understanding of the legal obligations of developing member countries to achieve gender equality, and what this means for designing and implementing ADB projects.
July 2012

Employment Insights for Women Professionals: A Guide for Prospective Applicants

This guide has been prepared as a resource for women professionals who are exploring career opportunities with ADB.
March 2012

Gender and Development Cooperation Fund: Eight Progress Report - 2011

This is the eighth GDCF report presenting progress and achievements from all grant components, and RETA 6143 subprojects approved, implemented or completed in 2011.
April 2012

Asian Development Outlook 2012: Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia

The annual Asian Development Outlook (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia.
January 2012

Cambodia: Country Gender Analysis

This publication presents a profile of gender equity in Cambodia. It offers an institutional assessment of the laws, policies, and the national machinery for gender equity and women’s empowerment.
March 2012

A Story Within a Story: ADB Helps Rural Women in the Kyrgyz Republic Become Entrepreneurs

ADB recently completed two projects that provided many Kyrgyz women in rural villages with training and support for building small enterprises, thus enabling them to improve their skills, become more productive, earn higher incomes, and gain greater confidence in themselves.