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ADB launches Asian womens' leaders program

Manila, Philippines: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched the Asian Women Leaders Program (AWLP) to address the glaring absence of women from leadership roles in Asia and the Pacific.

"The AWLP will dissect why there are so few women leaders in the region and explore how this can be changed through targeted public policies and programs," said Senior Advisor on Gender at ADB, Shireen Lateef.

"The program will also build participants' personal capacity and confidence as leaders, providing them with tools to navigate the world of mostly male leaders.

It will refresh their communication, negotiation and coalition building skills so they can rise through the ranks to become future leaders."

Women are largely absent at the top echelons of the public and private sectors in the region, despite recent advances in addressing gender imbalances in the workforce. The share of women at ministerial levels ranges from 16 percent in the Philippines to 5 percent in Cambodia.

In the corporate sector, the World Economic Forum reports that women comprise less than six percent of company board members in Asia and the Pacific, compared with 15% in the United States and 17 percent in Europe.

Twenty-five senior women government officials from 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific will join the program, mostly from finance and planning ministries. The program will provide targeted leadership training in areas such as effective communication and negotiation, to help them overcome barriers as they progress in their careers.

The AWLP is co-hosted by ADB and the Seoul-based Korean Women's Development Institute. It was launched at a workshop in Seoul featuring eminent Asian women sharing their personal journeys and insights.

Speakers at the four-day workshop included Minister of Women's Affairs in Cambodia, Ing Kantha Phavi; Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Bank of Korea, Kwon Seon-Joo and former Member, Nepal Constituent Assembly, Sapana Pradhan Malla.

The ADB supports a range of initiatives to reduce gender disparities and empower women in the region.

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