Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit

Supporting intermediaries to be more inclusive of all genders

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / Frontier Incubators

⇒　Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit　
_{※The web version is also available in English, Myanmar, Tagalog (Philippines), and Khmer (Cambodia)}

The Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA Toolkit) is an instructional guide for incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations operating in Southeast Asian countries with the aim of improving the various issues surrounding working women in Southeast Asia.

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation's Gender Investment and Innovation Program launched the GLIA Toolkit, developed in collaboration with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Frontier Incubators program, at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Southeast Asia Summit, held February 12-14, 2020, in Bali, Indonesia.

The GLIA Toolkit was developed with the aim of building a gender smart entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southeast Asia by incorporating a gender perspective into the activities of entrepreneurs and surrounding stakeholders.

Description

Category	Special Report
Author/Editor	Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / Frontier Incubators
Date of Publication	Feb 2020
Content	Introduction Welcome Gender & Sustainability How to use Organization Board Team Culture Program Recruitment Selection Program design Program delivery Other support Ecosystem Mentors Funders/Investors Government Appendix Case studies Framework Examples About Research

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