Gender Investment and Innovation Program-Reports and Books

Asia and Middle East Unit

Social Innovation Program

Reports and Publications

A DECADE OF LEARNINGS ON GENDER-LENS ACCELERATION: Case Studies from Asia

Over the past decade, Asia has seen a rapid expansion in entrepreneurship, but women-led enterprises face unique challenges that often limit their growth and access to funding. This report by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) examines the impact of gender-lens acceleration on women entrepreneurs across Asia.

January 14, 2025

A DECADE OF LEARNINGS ON GENDER-LENS ACCELERATION: Case Studies from Asia

Leveraging the full spectrum of philanthropic capital towards impact

Foundations are well-positioned to take the lead as market catalysts and ecosystem builders. This report documents the extraordinary journeys taken by three leading foundations in the U.S. and five in Asia Pacific to scale their impact by leveraging the full spectrum of financial and non-financial resources.

July 10, 2018

Impact Investments by Foundations in Singapore and Hong Kong

This study reviews the current state of impact investments in Singapore and Hong Kong, particularly those that have engaged with foundations. It further looks at the trends and challenges of the impact investment sector before presenting a list of recommendations.

July 3, 2018

Start-up Assistance Organizations in Indonesia: Performance, Challenges and Solutions

In the second of a two-part series focused on SAOs in Indonesia, this report examines the performance, expectations, and challenges faced by SAOs, with particular reference to whether SAOs are meeting the expectations of entrepreneurs and investors and how gaps in expectation can be addressed.

July 3, 2018

Start-up Assistance Organizations in Indonesia: Taxonomy and Landscape

This report dissects and maps the landscape of start-up assistance organizations (SAOs) - defined as entities that offer a spectrum of support services to entrepreneurs and ventures at different growth stages to develop successful and viable businesses - in Indonesia, and provides first insights into gender inclusion in SAO programs in Indonesia.

May 30, 2018

Why Women Aren’t Where They Are Needed in the Workforce: Putting the Pieces Together

This paper provides a broad review of evidence-based research, underlying theories, and interventions related to women's representation in the workforce. It introduces the complex issues at play in today's workplace that contribute to creating a work culture that too often is unfriendly to women and subtly or not so subtly drives women from the workforce, particularly from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related fields.

July 21, 2017

The Impact of Unconscious Bias on Women's Career Advancement

This paper reviews some of the extant research on unconscious (or implicit) bias, a term that refers to cognitive errors in the way humans process information about themselves and others based on stereotypic assumptions about social groups.

June 13, 2017

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