India must realise that gender equality is an issue for all its citizens, and combat bias against women for the benefit of everyone in the country, Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt writes.

For those that hoped Malaysia’s 2018 change of government might deliver reforms, the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and its reform agenda has been a tough lesson, Amrita Malhi writes.

Researchers have a responsibility to link their work to the issues facing the world – to provide general insight, but also to help policymakers evaluate how best to solve them, Jacquelyn Zhang writes.

Although public feminist movements have been suppressed in China, a growing sense of the importance of equality has been marinating in the country for decades, Fan Yang writes.

The overwhelming majority of healthcare workers are women, yet they are still excluded from leadership and decision-making roles – this must change if health systems in Australia and the region are to reach their full potential, Meru Sheel writes.

The Asia-Pacific region must stay focused on using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a fairer recovery from COVID-19, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.