Asian Women's Forum
News & Events
The programme seeks to address the financial vulnerability of low-income, mature women and highlight to key policy makers the critical need for a public policy to ensure the financial and social security of older women.
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COSE collaborates with UN Women Philippines in promoting financial security
Philippines
In a bid to promote older women’s financial security in the Philippines, Coalition of Services of the Elderly or COSE collaborates with UN Women Philippines.
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Pro-Older Women Project kicked off during International Women’s Day in Thailand
Thailand
Various groups of women gathered at the Tha Pae Gate, Chiang Mai Thailand to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2020 (IWD).
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SAWA’s Budget Submission 2020
Singapore
The Singapore Alliance for Women in Ageing (SAWA) is proud to present its first ever submission to the National Budget.
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International Conference on
Public Policy, MontrealCanada
International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP4) held June 26-28, 2019 at University of Concordia, Montreal, Canada.
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Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development, Bangkok
Thailand
The Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development (APFSD) held in Bangkok pledges to leave no one behind.
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Network launches multi-country study on the financial security of older women
Singapore
The Regional Learning Network on Women's Financial Security launched their first publication at a reception in Singapore.
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Financial Security of Older Women: Perspectives from Southeast Asia
Singapore
This collective volume is the first cross-country comparative study that assesses the status of financial security of older women in six countries.
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Singapore Forum on Responses to Women's Life-Course Risks
Singapore
This was the first Singapore Forum on Older Women's Financial Security jointly organised by AWARE, SCWO, PPIS and the Tsao Foundation.
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Regional Learning Network on Women’s Financial Security to research costs of caregiving for older women
Singapore
Representatives from Southeast Asia attended a two-day advocacy workshop in Singapore.
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Old age social protection focus
of 2nd regional meetingSingapore
The 2nd Multipartite Regional Meeting on the Financial Security of Women in East and Southeast Asia.
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Citi Singapore receives
AWARE AwardsSingapore
Citi Singapore was honoured with the AWARE Awards on Financial Empowerment – Corporate Initiative for its collaboration with Tsao Foundation
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Women’s financial vulnerability
Singapore
East and Southeast Asian countries are ageing fast and a key challenge of this demographic trend is women’s incapacity in meeting financial needs in old age.
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Regional Learning Network
Singapore
Representatives from seven countries and governments in East and Southeast Asia held an inaugural meeting as the Regional Learning Network on Women’s Financial Security