In this newsletter you will find four original articles from Country Offices featuring Pakistan, the Solomon Islands, Cambodia and Bangladesh, a photo-story on unpaid care and domestic work, an article on workplace discrimination against LGBTI people, an interview on Gender and Climate Change Financing, and 4 blogs addressing issues such as innovation and gender-based violence. 

Articles:

• Pakistan: Bolstering Women’s Independence and Inclusion in Pakistan’s Democratic Processes
• Solomon Islands: From chickens to baby goods: The journey to business success in the Solomon Islands
• Overcoming Employment Discrimination: The Case for Economic Inclusion of LGBTI People
• Cambodia: Women in demining: breaking barriers to serve with a purpose in Cambodia
• Bangladesh: Bangladeshi women withstanding climate change
• A woman’s place is in the home…? How design thinking can challenge entrenched social attitudes

Interview:

• Interview with Evelyne Batamuliza : Gender & Climate Change Financing

Blogs:

• Thimphu’s new journey to reduce violence against women and children begins with innovation
• Women in Innovation: Far More than a Matter of Achieving Gender Equity by Christine Wellington Moore
• My solo ride on the subway by Susie Marie
• Dressed for Equality by Luciana Arlidge

Contacts:

Koh Miyaoi, Regional Gender Adviser, koh.miyaoi@undp.org

Susie Marie, Gender Team, susie.marie@undp.org

Luciana Arlidge, Gender Team, luciana.arlidge@undp.org

Mahtab Haider, Communications Specialist, mahtab.haider@undp.org

Cedric Monteiro, Communications Specialist cedric.monteiro@undp.org