Economic EmpowermentVideos

Starting from billions of daily unpaid-care hours, Sharmi Surianarain argues that employers must design work around care rather than leaving employees to absorb it privately.

Tashny Sukumaran asks why women’s educational achievement does not translate automatically into equal employment, tracing attrition to care infrastructure, workplace culture, and family expectations.

Maldivian technology manager Aishath Adnan reflects on founding Women in Tech Maldives and connects women's visibility in tech to island connectivity, education and care policy.

Drawing on Malaysia and the wider region, Aina Salleh explains how unpaid care restricts women’s time, income, and public participation, and argues for care as a shared responsibility.

Indonesian conservationist Farwiza Farhan shows how women rangers in Aceh use local knowledge, collective patrols and community forestry permits to protect the rainforest and water their village depends on.

'Woman' is a global documentary featuring interviews with 2,000 women from 50 countries, presenting their authentic experiences on topics including motherhood, education, marriage, economic independence, menstruation, and sexuality. The film not only reveals the injustices faced by women worldwide but also emphasizes their inner strength and ability to change the world.

In this TEDWomen talk, Ai-jen Poo frames domestic workers, nannies, caregivers, and cleaners as invisible infrastructure and argues for rights, wages, and dignity.

Nepali activist Bivishika Bhandari argues that naming bodies and sexuality is a practical condition for health, autonomy, and economic participation, especially for women taught to treat their own anatomy as shameful.