Social development
Gender
Open Development Vietnam launches a storybook shared by indigenous women
Part of our work through the Open Development Initiative is to support the digital rights of Indigenous Peoples in the region. Open Development Vietnam has partnered with Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) to develop storybooks shared by Indigenous women in Vietnam. It’s available ...
Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam
Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. At the Open Development Initiative, we wanted to understand how this impacted women in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in their access to open data. In ...
Open Development Myanmar publishes a new topic page on "COVID-19’s impact on employment on women in Myanmar"
Open Development Myanmar (ODMm) recently published a new topic page on “COVID-19’s impact on employment on women in Myanmar,” available in English and Burmese. Impacts of the pandemic on the employment are seen a high proportion of informal works. Women are significantly more likely than men ...
Open Development Laos publishes new topic page on COVID-19 and Gender Equality
Open Development Laos (ODL) recently published a new topic page on “COVID-19 and Gender Equality” in English. Like other countries, Laos has been impacted by the economic downturn triggered by the pandemic. The preventative measures for COVID-19 have had knock-on effects on Laotians, but more intensified ...
Open Development Mekong publishes a new topic page on Gender and Infrastructure Development
Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on Gender and Infrastructure Development. You will learn extensive knowledge to understand gender impacts of infrastructure in the Lower Mekong Region. A combination of cultural expectations, gaps in education and literacy levels, and limited access ...
Open Development Mekong publishes a new topic page on Gender Equality
SDG 5 – “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes gender equality as an intrinsic human right. Furthermore, the overarching goal of the 2030 Agenda to “leave no one behind” will be unachievable without gender equality and women’s empowerment. () Having women’s representation in government is ...