https://www.scmp.com/rss/509084/feed Anita Bhatia is UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, women in the Asia-Pacific have shown decisive leadership in steering their countries and communities with effective responses to the pandemic, whether it is managing their businesses and households, or standing at the front lines as health care workers. Yet, in the highest echelons of decision-making and the public sector, we see that many women’s voices are still not being heard. Only a small percentage of political leaders in our region are women,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3124285/international-womens-day-covid-19-has-shown-we-need-more-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3124285/international-womens-day-covid-19-has-shown-we-need-more-women?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:15:06 +0000