Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Community Vision 2025 of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). They are also key to fostering a more sustainable and inclusive region.

The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.

But what is far too often the exception should become the norm.

Abstract

South Asia has elected its share of prominent women politicians. But what has that meant for gender equality and women’s rights on the ground?

“What according to you is the biggest barrier to women’s political participation ?” To this question, 68 percent participants voted patr