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Did you know? Historically, car crash tests used dummies based on the average male body – putting women at greater risk of injury or death in accidents. The same kind of gender data gap exists in energy policymaking, where women’s experiences often go uncounted, leading to solutions that don’t fully address their needs. 🔍 Learn about the key areas where gender data is essential to improving energy policies and ensuring they work for everyone: https://lnkd.in/eMgNR-uJ

How can we make our cities more caring, inclusive & resilient? 🤔 Discover innovative solutions at the UN Women and UNICEF joint side event during the 81st Commission Session: Transforming Urban Care Systems. Learn about gender-responsive approaches driving sustainable urban development across Asia-Pacific. Be part of the conversation! 📅 Date: 24 April 2025 🕐 Time: 12:45–13:45 (Indochina Time – UTC+7) 📍 Format: Hybrid – ESCAP Meeting Room MR-A and Zoom 🔗 Zoom Registration: https://lnkd.in/eVVsF_Jj This side event contributes to UN Women TransformCare Investment Initiative in the Asia and Pacific (TCII-AP) and will spotlight innovative, rights-based approaches to care in urban settings—highlighting the potential of caring cities to drive gender-responsive, inclusive, and sustainable urban development. #TransformCare #WEECare #CaringCities United Nations ESCAP

👩🏾⚕️👩🏾🔬👩🏻🎤👩🏽✈️👩🏿🏭👩🏼⚕️👩🏽🌾👩🏾💻👮🏽♀️👩🏻🎨👩🏿🚀👩🏾🍳👩🏼⚖️👷🏾♀️👩🏽🔧👩🏻🏫👩🏾🎓 Look around. Women are leading, building and shaping our world—but imagine the impact with more women’s contributions. 🚀 More women and girls in STEM shaping the future. 📢 More women and girls in leadership driving change. ✍🏾 More women and girls writing policies, books and history. 🌱 More women and girls in #ClimateAction. Because when women advance, innovate, and lead, we all move forward. Let’s break barriers and make space #ForAllWomenAndGirls: https://lnkd.in/ePriaw4U

10.4 million women and girls in #Myanmar are now facing a crisis within a crisis. The earthquake has worsened an already dire situation—from collapsing healthcare to rising risks of violence. See how women and girls are being distinctly impacted: https://lnkd.in/ey4jtn7k

With health centres damaged or destroyed, there are fewer places to access contraception, safe childbirth, or care for survivors of violence. Restoring access to healthcare is a top priority. https://lnkd.in/ecNJa4yF #MyanmarGenderFlashUpdate #WomenInEmergencies

Damage to health facilities means fewer places to go for safe childbirth, family planning, or care after violence.  As the UN and our partners assess the impact from the earthquake in Myanmar, we will be ensuring the specific needs of women and girls are understood and prioritised in the response.  Read more from our Gender-impact flash update: Myanmar Earthquake 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSJ94h62

Before the earthquake, more than a third of Myanmar’s people—including 10.4 million women and girls—needed urgent humanitarian aid. With homes destroyed and power and communications disrupted, women and girls face heightened risks of gender-based violence. As people seek safety in overcrowded or exposed shelters—including open spaces without protection—the lack of privacy and security further increases these risks. Read more from our Gender-impact flash update: Myanmar Earthquake 👉 https://lnkd.in/ei6PTHBS

For survivors of sexual violence, the first interaction with law enforcement can define their entire path to recovery. In Thailand, Tourist Police are often first responders for international visitors and migrant communities. Last February, police officers from across the country joined a specialized training in Bangkok to strengthen their capacity to respond with empathy, dignity and respect. The training, co-organized by the British Embassy in Bangkok and UN Women, focused on trauma-informed, survivor-centred approaches. It was supported by the EU-funded PROTECT project and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). By helping officers recognize and challenge harmful biases, the training aimed to ensure that survivors of all backgrounds—particularly migrant women—receive the support they need. Hear from the participants and trainers as they reflect on what it means to truly support survivors: https://lnkd.in/gvcDRsfh UK in Thailand | UN Women | European Union | Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

📢 Exciting Opportunity at UN Women! 📢 Are you passionate about gender equality and sustainable finance? The UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is looking for an International Consultant to be part of its Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Unit. The Consultant will support UN Women's work towards enhancing sustainable finance for gender equality by engaging with capital markets and the private sector. The Consultancy will be part of UN Women's Gender Action Lab. 🔹 Location: Home-based 🔹 Duration: 6 months 🔹 Application Deadline: April 10, 2025 💡 What we are looking for: ✅ Experience in analytical assessments with a gender lens, relevant to capital market regulations, sustainable finance, ESG frameworks, and/or comparable topics. ✅ Strong expertise in Asian capital markets, including financial regulatory environments, economic dynamics, and knowledge of key stakeholders. ✅ Experience in multi-stakeholder engagement, facilitation of consultations/dialogues. ✅ Proven track record in publishing or co-authoring analytical reports and/or policy briefs through mixed-methods research. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gVbNanUy #GenderEquality #UNCareers #GenderActionLab Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

More than 20 Asia-Pacific stock exchanges participated in #RingTheBellForGenderEquality this #IWD2025! This is just the start. The UN Women Regional Systems Lab (RSL) will take this further under the Gender Action Lab (GAL), a new multi-stakeholder platform supported by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to advance innovation and impact in the private sector for gender equality. The first RSL ‘Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Systems Lab’ will convene, co-create new solutions, and accelerate actions with stock exchanges and regulators to transform capital markets to advance gender equality. #RingTheBellForGenderEquality #IWD2025 #WEPs Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | The World Federation of Exchanges | United Nations Global Compact | UN Women | Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) | United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative | IFC - International Finance Corporation