compared to men women in the asiapacific region are less likely to progress in their careers with the share of women among legislators senior officials and managers around and declining since by contrast women carry out most of unpaid work providing care to children elderly and sick or disabled family members as well as doing other unpaid household work in the asiapacific region the gender gap in unpaid work is about three hours per day and such gaps are particularly large in southern asia across the asiapacific region about of men and women hold bank accounts with a financial institution