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Time of Event
14:00-17:00 Tokyo time
Summary
Online commerce in developing Asia, enabled by accelerating digitalization, broadband internet access, and market demand, is at the forefront of the region’s digital economy growth. It is also opening new possibilities for women’s economic empowerment, offering family-friendly flexible work arrangements, a possible additional source of income, and a low entry barrier that can enable low-income female entrepreneurship.
Cohosted by ADBI and partners, this virtual conference explored how rapid online commerce growth is affecting social and economic conditions for women in developing Asian countries. It also discussed the latest research on challenges and opportunities for achieving greater women’s participation in the sector and related policy imperatives.
Objectives
- Examine the benefits and costs of women’s participation in online commerce in seven developing Asian countries
- Identify barriers to women’s participation in online commerce
- Highlight related policy lessons and possible solutions
Target Participants
- Policy makers, researchers from think tanks, universities, and international organizations, and interested members of the public
Output
- Empirical evidence on the social and economic impacts of women’s participation in online commerce
- Greater understanding of potential policy solutions
- Research presented during the conference will be published as ADBI Working Papers and considered for publication in a journal special issue
Partners
- Asian Development Bank
- Economic Growth Centre, Nanyang Technological University
- Japanese Association for Development Economics
Conference Presentations*
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Online Platforms as Potential Disruptors for the Gender Employment Gap: Evidence from Indonesia |
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Harnessing the Potential of Online Marketplaces: Learnings from the National ICT Household Survey in the Philippines |
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Kazakhstan Women’s Participation in Online Marketplaces: Benefits and Barriers |
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Women Online: A Study of Common Services Centres in India Using a Capability Approach |
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Willingness to Join Formal E-Commerce Platforms by Women-Led Businesses in Pakistan |
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Does Greater Flexibility of Online Labor Markets Encourage Female Participation? Evidence from Upwork |
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Do Female Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Benefit from Online Marketplace Participation? |
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Internet Use Among Women-Led Micro and Small Enterprises and the Welfare of Household Members: Evidence from Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
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Female Rural-Urban Migrants and Online Marketplaces in Emerging Economies: Comparative Evidence from Thailand and Viet Nam |
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Women and the Online Markeplace |
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Women Entrepreneurs, E-Commerce, and Financial Inclusion: Insights from Indonesia |
*Disclaimer: The views expressed in these presentations are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in these presentations and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.