EPISODE 1 - GENDER MATTERS IN INFRASTRUCTURE 

In this episode, Ruth and Anu talk with Philip Martin, Head of Impact & Safeguards for the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) about why we need to think about gender-inclusive infrastructure financing and development. 

SPEAKERS 

• Philip Martin – Philip is a Global ESG, Gender and Inclusion Leader. Philip is the Head of Impact & Safeguards with the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP). The AIFFP is delivered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, within the Office of the Pacific. Philip has also served as a DFAT Adviser , Gender and Infrastructure. Philip has many years of experience as a Gender Specialist with the World Bank Group and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
• Dr Anu Mundkur - Anu is a published author and thought leader on gender equality and social inclusion. She has advised governments, international agencies and non-profits in the Asia Pacific region on implementing inclusive gender equality in policy, programs and projects. She is a skilled facilitator with many years of teaching and training experience on a range of gender-related issues. 
• Ruth Lancaster –  A strategically-focused business development manager, Ruth has extensive experience both in large corporate and non-profit sectors including: Care Australia, Save the Children, Australian Childhood Foundation, World Vision, Cisco Systems, Ericsson Australia, and AAPT/Connect. Her skills are multi-layered and include across-sector shared value partnerships and partnership brokering, market landscaping and business development strategies, resource mobilisation and capacity building, with an attention on intersectional gender equality and inclusion. 

South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity (SARIC) is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). For more information visit www.sarictns.org or follow SARIC on LinkedIn