Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must redouble efforts to correct the slim representation of women in leadership posts across multiple sectors of society – or they will risk holding back the region’s full potential for COVID-19 pandemic recovery and sustainable growth.

This week’s ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers’ Meeting next week, and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November should pay heed to the findings of a new report, Data Snapshot: Women’s Leadership in the ASEAN Region, co-written by UN Women and the Government of Cambodia as Chair of ASEAN.

Click here to read the full article published by UN Women on 14 October 2022.