Economic Development

Measuring Progress on Women’s Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship in the Philippines: Results from a Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Survey

2021-present, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Countries and Regions, Economic Development, Gender Mainstreaming, International Organization, Laws and Policies, Report, Social Development / By

This report assesses the hurdles Philippine micro, small and medium-sized enterprises face to access the financial services they need to grow and outlines how to promote an entrepreneurial eco-system that enables women-owned MSMEs to thrive. Asset Type: Publications Collection: International Organizations Subject: Women’s financial inclusion, Women’s entrepreneurship, MSMEs, Philippines, Survey Author: Asian Development Bank Publisher: …

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Surviving Haiyan: A Celebration of Women’s Resilience

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Documentary/Interview/Lecture, Economic Development, Gender Mainstreaming, Social Development / By

This book is not about Haiyan. It is about the heroism of humanitarian workers – some of whom were also Haiyan survivors – who braved the dire situation to deliver much needed reproductive health and gender-based violence services. It is also the resilience of the women who survived. It provides a space for these women …

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The 2019 Expanded Maternity Leave Law_A Law Whose Progressive Potential Has Yet To Be Fully Realized

2021-present, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Economic Development, Gender, Other Philippine Publication, Social Development / By

This study comes at a time when, even before the pandemic, many Filipino women were employed in precarious and low-wage work environment, often with inadequate or no access to social protection. While the Philippines provides a set of maternity benefit packages, including a 60-day paid maternity leave, the latter was viewed as problematic—too short and …

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