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Women's Leadership by Carmen Niethammer
IFC and Global Corporate Governance Forum, 2011
Research suggests that the presence of women on boards contributes to improving corporate perform... more Research suggests that the presence of women on boards contributes to improving corporate performance. Yet, globally over 90 percent of directorships are held by men. To better understand the opportunities for and obstacles to increasing the number of women on boards, IFC invited over 15 prominent male chairpersons, CEOs, and directors of listed and unlisted companies across a range of industries and countries to share their opinions on how women add value to the corporate decision-making process. They offer practical ideas on how to encourage recruitment of women to boards through networking, training, and improving transparency of the director nomination process.
The publication includes interviews with Gilberto Mifano (Brazil), Peter Dey (Canada), Zhang Shude (China), Ashraf Gamal (Egypt), Christian Strenger (Germany), Jaspal Bindra (India), Nasser Saidi (Lebanon), Patrick Zurstrassen (Luxembourg), Paul Chang (Malaysia), Zaffar Khan (Pakistan), Mervyn King (South Africa), Lars Thunell (Sweden), Yilmaz Argüden (Turkey), John Plender (United Kingdom), Peter Browning (United States), Patrick Chisanga (Zambia).
Focus #9 was compiled and edited by Marie-Laurence Guy, Carmen Niethammer, and Ann Moline. Foreword by Nena Stoiljkovic, IFC Vice President for Business Advisory Services.
Daily FT (Sri Lanka), 2018
Echelon (Sri Lanka), 2018
Women's Employment by Carmen Niethammer
Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) and European Investment Bank (EIB), 2024
The objective of this study was to benchmark existing gender practices in the public transport in... more The objective of this study was to benchmark existing gender practices in the public transport industry globally. It focuses on policies and practices implemented worldwide to create a more inclusive workforce in the sector and to support the development of infrastructure and service planning to better meet women’s mobility needs and travel patterns.
Captured in this brief are 51 responses to an online survey consisting of 37 Public Transport Operators (PTOs) and 14 Public Transport Authorities (PTAs), with a majority of European stakeholders (39) and a smaller representation of organisations from Latin America (five), North America (three), Asia-Pacific (two), Africa (one) and Eurasia (one).
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Finance Toolkit, 2021
Forbes, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has opened many diners’ eyes to just how precarious things have been for... more The coronavirus pandemic has opened many diners’ eyes to just how precarious things have been for workers in the industry, particularly women. What the pandemic has reinforced is the idea of a restaurant as center of a community. The risk of losing a food establishment has galvanized professionals within the restaurant industry - but also consumers - to imagine and think through what a better future looks like.
Bernard Van Leer Foundation's Early Childhood Matters, 2018
This article was published in the 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters. The same publication f... more This article was published in the 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters. The same publication features keynote contributions from the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, on the ‘De Cero a Siempre’ policy; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, on nurturing care; IRC President David W. Miliband on the humanitarian system and young children; and UN Special Representative Marta Santos Pais on violence prevention.
In both developed and developing countries, new parents facing the challenge of accessing reliable and quality childcare often have to make a difficult decision – whether to stay in the workforce or prioritise looking after their children themselves. The International Finance Corporation’s Tackling Childcare business case research (IFC, 2017) shows that companies can be an essential partner in addressing this challenge, as part of a potential quadruple win–win value proposition: ‘good for children’, ‘good for parents’, ‘good for employers’ and ‘good for economies’. But how do we move the needle on employer-supported childcare in a meaningful way?
The 26 articles in this edition range across continents and topic, from a parenting programme informed by the Gross National Happiness policy in Bhutan to community health workers’ use of technology to treat maternal depression in Pakistan. Highlighting innovations, the path to scale and emerging initiatives in the field, ECM is again guest-edited by international early childhood expert Joan Lombardi.
IFC, 2013
IFC’s Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare report discusses how... more IFC’s Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare report discusses how companies can analyze their workforce to identify the type of childcare support they can offer to their employees—from on-site childcare to subsidies—that best suits their needs. The report draws on 10 case studies of companies around the world offering various childcare options, highlighting how investments in employer-supported childcare can strengthen the bottom line. A regulatory framework analysis for each country accompanies the 10 case studies.
IFC and Bright Horizons, 2019
IFC, Bright Horizons, J. Sagar Associates, National Association of Software and Services Companie... more IFC, Bright Horizons, J. Sagar Associates, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), and Goldman Sachs collaborated to assess the opportunity and implications of India's Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act. The project first entailed a survey of 255 employers throughout the country followed by roundtable discussions with employers, childcare providers, and government representatives in Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. IFC closely collaborated with the federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the responsible entity for the MB (Amendment) Act. This report identifies how employers can implement a crèche strategy to not only meet the MB (Amendment) Act, but also to help working parents, young children, and employers’ bottom line. This report addresses the business benefits of the Act, quality indicators for crèche programming, financial implications of crèche provisions, crèche models, and employee demand. The report concludes with recommendations for employers, the government, and investors or donors as to how they might leverage the Act to benefit children and families, employers, and the economic well-being of the country.
IFC and UNICEF, 2018
This report, The Business Case for Tackling Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka, highlights... more This report, The Business Case for Tackling Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka, highlights how employer-supported childcare can yield business benefits and how it can be a win-win-win for employees, children and communities. The report shows how 10 Sri Lankan employers provide their employees with childcare-related benefits in a variety of ways.
Access to childcare can foster workplace gender diversity, improve recruitment and retention, increase productivity, and promote access to markets. Despite these benefits, private sector companies have a limited understanding of the business case, best practices, and innovative models for supporting childcare services.
The report, prepared in collaboration with UNICEF Sri Lanka, is IFC’s first country-specific report on the business case for employer-supported childcare. www.ifc.org/tacklingchildcaresrilanka
Women Top 50 (Sri Lanka), 2019
World Bank Group "Voices" Blog, 2016
Making Progress: Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality, 2019
This report consolidates the learning and best practices of 18 leading Sri Lankan employers aroun... more This report consolidates the learning and best practices of 18 leading Sri Lankan employers around the recruitment, retention, and promotion of employees. SheWorks Sri Lanka members have contributed their knowledge and expertise to this report. This report highlights a few experiences of SheWorks members, draws on the lessons the members have learnt from the seminars, and connects the dots in advancing women’s employment.
The aim of this report is to help companies across regions and sectors identify and implement gender-smart recruitment, retention, and promotion policies that work best for their employees and the business. The six commitments of the report reflect the SheWorks members’ self-reported commitment measures.
Each commitment is divided into four sections: The business case, key highlights, one-year outcomes, and best practices. The report concludes with suggestions for future research and partnerships, and highlights areas which can be further actioned through the SheWorks Sri Lanka partnership and are also vital to advancing women’s employment.
IFC, 2016
This report marks the completion of the IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to adv... more This report marks the completion of the IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to advance employment opportunities and improve working conditions for more than 300,000 women by 2016. It consolidates the knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned during the two-year SheWorks partnership so that other companies committed to investing in women’s employment can benefit as well. The report also captures, on an aggregate level, the progress made by SheWorks member companies towards realizing their commitments.
Launched by World Bank Group’s President Jim Yong Kim at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, SheWorks brought together 13 leading private sector companies operating in diverse sectors in emerging and developed markets. Each SheWorks member made a minimum of three gender smart commitments to support their female employees while realizing business benefits. Three strategic partners, namely the EDGE Certified Foundation, the International Labour Organization, and the UN Global Compact, also joined SheWorks and contributed their knowledge and expertise to help members achieve their commitments.
The report starts with an overview of SheWorks and then delves deeper into the best practices and lessons learned shared by SheWorks members and partners across 6 commitment areas: Women in Business Leadership and Management; Recruitment and Retention of Female Talent in the Workforce; Effective Anti-Sexual Harassment Mechanisms; Supporting Women in the Value Chain as Employees and Entrepreneurs; Measuring and Reporting on Progress; and Leadership’s Public Commitment to Women’s Employment as a Smart Business Strategy. The report ends with a forward-looking perspective on avenues for future partnerships and research.
IFC, 2015
This short report marks the one year anniversary of World Bank Group's IFC-led SheWorks global pr... more This short report marks the one year anniversary of World Bank Group's IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to advance women's employment opportunities and improve working conditions for more than 360,000 women by 2016. Launched by WBG President Jim Yong Kim at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meetings, this partnership brings together 13 leading private sector companies that have made a minimum of three gender smart commitments to support women as employees in their respective workplaces. Commitments include, amongst others, implementing sponsorship/mentorship programs to advance women in leadership, providing flexible work arrangements, and establishing effective anti-sexual harassment mechanisms. The purpose of this progress report is to capture, on an aggregate level, the progress made by SheWorks member companies towards realizing their commitments. The report starts with an overview of the SheWorks partnership, the various commitments made by members, and key partnership results and highlights. It then delves deeper into the progress members have made in each of the 6 commitment categories. The report ends with a forward-looking perspective on SheWorks and its plans for 2016.
IFC, 2016
Agribusiness remains central to food security, job creation and inclusive economic growth in many... more Agribusiness remains central to food security, job creation and inclusive economic growth in many low-income economies. Around the world companies in the sector typically operate under lean margins and intense competition. Mounting evidence confirms that gender-smart solutions in agribusiness can increase the sector’s productivity and profitability and lead to stronger, more integrated value chains.
The Business Case for Investing in Women in Agribusiness demonstrates how five agribusiness companies in emerging markets are reducing costs and boosting productivity by investing in women as part of their direct workforce, and aims to fill existing gaps in the literature regarding women’s paid employment in agribusiness.
The company case studies span across a range of regions and sub-sectors, and include:
- Afrifresh, a citrus and grape producer in South Africa;
- Biosev, a sugarcane processing company in Brazil;
- SolTuna, a fish processing company in Solomon Islands;
- Supreme Poultry, a poultry processing company in South Africa; and
- Vinaseed, a seed production company in Vietnam.
Improving the quality and quantity of jobs for women in agriculture can contribute to poverty reduction and an increase in family and social welfare.
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](IFC, 2016
Portuguese translation of Biosev Case Study published in IFC's 2016 "The Business Case for Women'... more Portuguese translation of Biosev Case Study published in IFC's 2016 "The Business Case for Women's Employment in Agriculture" report
The Business Case for Investing in Women in Agribusiness demonstrates how five agribusiness companies in emerging markets are reducing costs and boosting productivity by investing in women as part of their direct workforce, and aims to fill existing gaps in the literature regarding women’s paid employment in agribusiness.
The company case studies span across a range of regions and sub-sectors, and include:
- Afrifresh, a citrus and grape producer in South Africa;
- Biosev, a sugarcane processing company in Brazil;
- SolTuna, a fish processing company in Solomon Islands;
- Supreme Poultry, a poultry processing company in South Africa; and
- Vinaseed, a seed production company in Vietnam.
Improving the quality and quantity of jobs for women in agriculture can contribute to poverty reduction and an increase in family and social welfare.
IFC and Global Corporate Governance Forum, 2011
Research suggests that the presence of women on boards contributes to improving corporate perform... more Research suggests that the presence of women on boards contributes to improving corporate performance. Yet, globally over 90 percent of directorships are held by men. To better understand the opportunities for and obstacles to increasing the number of women on boards, IFC invited over 15 prominent male chairpersons, CEOs, and directors of listed and unlisted companies across a range of industries and countries to share their opinions on how women add value to the corporate decision-making process. They offer practical ideas on how to encourage recruitment of women to boards through networking, training, and improving transparency of the director nomination process.
The publication includes interviews with Gilberto Mifano (Brazil), Peter Dey (Canada), Zhang Shude (China), Ashraf Gamal (Egypt), Christian Strenger (Germany), Jaspal Bindra (India), Nasser Saidi (Lebanon), Patrick Zurstrassen (Luxembourg), Paul Chang (Malaysia), Zaffar Khan (Pakistan), Mervyn King (South Africa), Lars Thunell (Sweden), Yilmaz Argüden (Turkey), John Plender (United Kingdom), Peter Browning (United States), Patrick Chisanga (Zambia).
Focus #9 was compiled and edited by Marie-Laurence Guy, Carmen Niethammer, and Ann Moline. Foreword by Nena Stoiljkovic, IFC Vice President for Business Advisory Services.
Daily FT (Sri Lanka), 2018
Echelon (Sri Lanka), 2018
Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) and European Investment Bank (EIB), 2024
The objective of this study was to benchmark existing gender practices in the public transport in... more The objective of this study was to benchmark existing gender practices in the public transport industry globally. It focuses on policies and practices implemented worldwide to create a more inclusive workforce in the sector and to support the development of infrastructure and service planning to better meet women’s mobility needs and travel patterns.
Captured in this brief are 51 responses to an online survey consisting of 37 Public Transport Operators (PTOs) and 14 Public Transport Authorities (PTAs), with a majority of European stakeholders (39) and a smaller representation of organisations from Latin America (five), North America (three), Asia-Pacific (two), Africa (one) and Eurasia (one).
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Finance Toolkit, 2021
Forbes, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has opened many diners’ eyes to just how precarious things have been for... more The coronavirus pandemic has opened many diners’ eyes to just how precarious things have been for workers in the industry, particularly women. What the pandemic has reinforced is the idea of a restaurant as center of a community. The risk of losing a food establishment has galvanized professionals within the restaurant industry - but also consumers - to imagine and think through what a better future looks like.
Bernard Van Leer Foundation's Early Childhood Matters, 2018
This article was published in the 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters. The same publication f... more This article was published in the 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters. The same publication features keynote contributions from the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, on the ‘De Cero a Siempre’ policy; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, on nurturing care; IRC President David W. Miliband on the humanitarian system and young children; and UN Special Representative Marta Santos Pais on violence prevention.
In both developed and developing countries, new parents facing the challenge of accessing reliable and quality childcare often have to make a difficult decision – whether to stay in the workforce or prioritise looking after their children themselves. The International Finance Corporation’s Tackling Childcare business case research (IFC, 2017) shows that companies can be an essential partner in addressing this challenge, as part of a potential quadruple win–win value proposition: ‘good for children’, ‘good for parents’, ‘good for employers’ and ‘good for economies’. But how do we move the needle on employer-supported childcare in a meaningful way?
The 26 articles in this edition range across continents and topic, from a parenting programme informed by the Gross National Happiness policy in Bhutan to community health workers’ use of technology to treat maternal depression in Pakistan. Highlighting innovations, the path to scale and emerging initiatives in the field, ECM is again guest-edited by international early childhood expert Joan Lombardi.
IFC, 2013
IFC’s Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare report discusses how... more IFC’s Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare report discusses how companies can analyze their workforce to identify the type of childcare support they can offer to their employees—from on-site childcare to subsidies—that best suits their needs. The report draws on 10 case studies of companies around the world offering various childcare options, highlighting how investments in employer-supported childcare can strengthen the bottom line. A regulatory framework analysis for each country accompanies the 10 case studies.
IFC and Bright Horizons, 2019
IFC, Bright Horizons, J. Sagar Associates, National Association of Software and Services Companie... more IFC, Bright Horizons, J. Sagar Associates, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), and Goldman Sachs collaborated to assess the opportunity and implications of India's Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act. The project first entailed a survey of 255 employers throughout the country followed by roundtable discussions with employers, childcare providers, and government representatives in Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. IFC closely collaborated with the federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the responsible entity for the MB (Amendment) Act. This report identifies how employers can implement a crèche strategy to not only meet the MB (Amendment) Act, but also to help working parents, young children, and employers’ bottom line. This report addresses the business benefits of the Act, quality indicators for crèche programming, financial implications of crèche provisions, crèche models, and employee demand. The report concludes with recommendations for employers, the government, and investors or donors as to how they might leverage the Act to benefit children and families, employers, and the economic well-being of the country.
IFC and UNICEF, 2018
This report, The Business Case for Tackling Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka, highlights... more This report, The Business Case for Tackling Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka, highlights how employer-supported childcare can yield business benefits and how it can be a win-win-win for employees, children and communities. The report shows how 10 Sri Lankan employers provide their employees with childcare-related benefits in a variety of ways.
Access to childcare can foster workplace gender diversity, improve recruitment and retention, increase productivity, and promote access to markets. Despite these benefits, private sector companies have a limited understanding of the business case, best practices, and innovative models for supporting childcare services.
The report, prepared in collaboration with UNICEF Sri Lanka, is IFC’s first country-specific report on the business case for employer-supported childcare. www.ifc.org/tacklingchildcaresrilanka
Women Top 50 (Sri Lanka), 2019
World Bank Group "Voices" Blog, 2016
Making Progress: Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality, 2019
This report consolidates the learning and best practices of 18 leading Sri Lankan employers aroun... more This report consolidates the learning and best practices of 18 leading Sri Lankan employers around the recruitment, retention, and promotion of employees. SheWorks Sri Lanka members have contributed their knowledge and expertise to this report. This report highlights a few experiences of SheWorks members, draws on the lessons the members have learnt from the seminars, and connects the dots in advancing women’s employment.
The aim of this report is to help companies across regions and sectors identify and implement gender-smart recruitment, retention, and promotion policies that work best for their employees and the business. The six commitments of the report reflect the SheWorks members’ self-reported commitment measures.
Each commitment is divided into four sections: The business case, key highlights, one-year outcomes, and best practices. The report concludes with suggestions for future research and partnerships, and highlights areas which can be further actioned through the SheWorks Sri Lanka partnership and are also vital to advancing women’s employment.
IFC, 2016
This report marks the completion of the IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to adv... more This report marks the completion of the IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to advance employment opportunities and improve working conditions for more than 300,000 women by 2016. It consolidates the knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned during the two-year SheWorks partnership so that other companies committed to investing in women’s employment can benefit as well. The report also captures, on an aggregate level, the progress made by SheWorks member companies towards realizing their commitments.
Launched by World Bank Group’s President Jim Yong Kim at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, SheWorks brought together 13 leading private sector companies operating in diverse sectors in emerging and developed markets. Each SheWorks member made a minimum of three gender smart commitments to support their female employees while realizing business benefits. Three strategic partners, namely the EDGE Certified Foundation, the International Labour Organization, and the UN Global Compact, also joined SheWorks and contributed their knowledge and expertise to help members achieve their commitments.
The report starts with an overview of SheWorks and then delves deeper into the best practices and lessons learned shared by SheWorks members and partners across 6 commitment areas: Women in Business Leadership and Management; Recruitment and Retention of Female Talent in the Workforce; Effective Anti-Sexual Harassment Mechanisms; Supporting Women in the Value Chain as Employees and Entrepreneurs; Measuring and Reporting on Progress; and Leadership’s Public Commitment to Women’s Employment as a Smart Business Strategy. The report ends with a forward-looking perspective on avenues for future partnerships and research.
IFC, 2015
This short report marks the one year anniversary of World Bank Group's IFC-led SheWorks global pr... more This short report marks the one year anniversary of World Bank Group's IFC-led SheWorks global private sector partnership to advance women's employment opportunities and improve working conditions for more than 360,000 women by 2016. Launched by WBG President Jim Yong Kim at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meetings, this partnership brings together 13 leading private sector companies that have made a minimum of three gender smart commitments to support women as employees in their respective workplaces. Commitments include, amongst others, implementing sponsorship/mentorship programs to advance women in leadership, providing flexible work arrangements, and establishing effective anti-sexual harassment mechanisms. The purpose of this progress report is to capture, on an aggregate level, the progress made by SheWorks member companies towards realizing their commitments. The report starts with an overview of the SheWorks partnership, the various commitments made by members, and key partnership results and highlights. It then delves deeper into the progress members have made in each of the 6 commitment categories. The report ends with a forward-looking perspective on SheWorks and its plans for 2016.
IFC, 2016
Agribusiness remains central to food security, job creation and inclusive economic growth in many... more Agribusiness remains central to food security, job creation and inclusive economic growth in many low-income economies. Around the world companies in the sector typically operate under lean margins and intense competition. Mounting evidence confirms that gender-smart solutions in agribusiness can increase the sector’s productivity and profitability and lead to stronger, more integrated value chains.
The Business Case for Investing in Women in Agribusiness demonstrates how five agribusiness companies in emerging markets are reducing costs and boosting productivity by investing in women as part of their direct workforce, and aims to fill existing gaps in the literature regarding women’s paid employment in agribusiness.
The company case studies span across a range of regions and sub-sectors, and include:
- Afrifresh, a citrus and grape producer in South Africa;
- Biosev, a sugarcane processing company in Brazil;
- SolTuna, a fish processing company in Solomon Islands;
- Supreme Poultry, a poultry processing company in South Africa; and
- Vinaseed, a seed production company in Vietnam.
Improving the quality and quantity of jobs for women in agriculture can contribute to poverty reduction and an increase in family and social welfare.
IFC, 2016
Portuguese translation of Biosev Case Study published in IFC's 2016 "The Business Case for Women'... more Portuguese translation of Biosev Case Study published in IFC's 2016 "The Business Case for Women's Employment in Agriculture" report
The Business Case for Investing in Women in Agribusiness demonstrates how five agribusiness companies in emerging markets are reducing costs and boosting productivity by investing in women as part of their direct workforce, and aims to fill existing gaps in the literature regarding women’s paid employment in agribusiness.
The company case studies span across a range of regions and sub-sectors, and include:
- Afrifresh, a citrus and grape producer in South Africa;
- Biosev, a sugarcane processing company in Brazil;
- SolTuna, a fish processing company in Solomon Islands;
- Supreme Poultry, a poultry processing company in South Africa; and
- Vinaseed, a seed production company in Vietnam.
Improving the quality and quantity of jobs for women in agriculture can contribute to poverty reduction and an increase in family and social welfare.
IFC, 2013
This report outlines how investing in women's employment has led to enhanced business performance... more This report outlines how investing in women's employment has led to enhanced business performance and productivity for companies in diverse countries and sectors. It was produced by WINvest, a World Bank Group partnership with the private sector for promoting womens employment. Economic growth is more robust and sustainable when women and men alike participate fully in the labor market. Better jobs for women, employment that leads to higher wages and greater decision-making, also have a positive influence on the ways households spend money on childrens nutrition, health, and education. Meanwhile, companies that invest in womens employment gain an important competitive advantage. Yet despite the persuasive evidence that gender equality has a transformative effect on productivity and growth, womens full economic and productive potential remains unrealized in many parts of the world. Globally, while womens education levels have increased and educated women now earn more than their uneducated peers, gender gaps in labor-market participation and wage levels persist. Women continue to be underrepresented in formal and higher value-added employment. This report, investing in womens employment: good for Business, good for development, is the first result of the WINvest initiative. It draws on members experiences and encourages business to tap and manage female talent in emerging and developing markets.
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](Odebrecht e IFC, 2014
A Odebrecht e o IFC elaboraram este estudo de caso sobre o acreditar, um programa de desenvolvime... more A Odebrecht e o IFC elaboraram este estudo de caso sobre o acreditar, um programa de desenvolvimento de competências que tem sido responsável por um aumento significativo da proporção de mulheres nas equipes de obras. Este estudo de caso foi publicado no Relatório “Investir no Trabalho Feminino: bom para os negócios, bom para o desenvolvimento”, que foi lançado na Reunião Anual do Banco Mundial/FMI em Washington DC, em outubro de 2013.
T20 Policy Brief, 2023
Relatively few financial institutions consider women-led businesses an attractive and profitable ... more Relatively few financial institutions consider women-led businesses an attractive and profitable target segment, while others often struggle to understand the needs of women-led businesses and thus miss potentially profitable opportunities to develop and deliver women customer-centric services. Impediments to more inclusive financial products, services and support include: the paucity of gender-disaggregated data; incorrect or misaligned incentives for policy implementation; absence of a gendered
approach to designing products, services and delivery mechanisms; and
gaps in regulatory or legal frameworks that inhibit women entrepreneurs’ access to finance. This Policy Brief argues for an integrated approach to ensuring that service providers understand the value of this market segment and provide women entrepreneurs appropriate products and services that fit their specific needs. It suggests using a gender lens and following a process of stakeholder consultation to ensure that the policies adopted are evidence-based and contextualised appropriately, drawing on an integrated and multilevel view of the ecosystem within which they operate. It also draws on evidence from various countries to support policy recommendations designed to promote more equitable access to finance.
Think20 (T20) is an official Engagement Group of the G20. It serves as an “idea bank” for the G20 by bringing together think tanks and high-level experts to discuss policy issues relevant to the G20. T20 recommendations are synthesised into policy briefs and presented to G20 working groups, ministerial meetings, and leaders’ summit to help the G20 deliver concrete policy measures.
Delano (Luxembourg in English), 2022
The European Microfinance Week is being held in-person for the first time since the pandemic. Del... more The European Microfinance Week is being held in-person for the first time since the pandemic. Delano caught up with three female voices in attendance to discuss a key theme and the focus of the European Microfinance Award this year: financial inclusion that works for women.
OECD DevCom SDG Communicator, 2021
This article is about gender-lens investing and focuses on both the business and development case... more This article is about gender-lens investing and focuses on both the business and development case for investing in women.
Launched by G7 development finance institutions (DFIs) in 2018, the 2XChallenge aims to help close the gender credit gap. The “2X” idea is simple: create a multiplier effect! To begin, the aim is to build peer pressure, encouraging development finance institutions (DFIs) to make public commitments to mobilise more loans for women-owned businesses.
Brookings Institution, 2013
This paper is part of the 2013 Brookings Blum Roundtable Policy Briefs, which details the role of... more This paper is part of the 2013 Brookings Blum Roundtable Policy Briefs, which details the role of the private sector in the post-2015 development agenda.
Female entrepreneurship represents a vast untapped source of innovation, job creation and economic growth in the developing world. The barriers to women’s entrepreneurship are various: Women face greater obstacles in accessing credit, training, networks and information, as well as legal and policy constraints. The World Economic Forum shows little progress in narrowing the economic gap between women and men. Yet not all is lost! Innovative initiatives to promote women’s entrepreneurship—driven by both the private and public sectors—are on the rise.
This brief provides an overview of the global landscape of women’s entrepreneurship. It aims to demystify the challenges that women face in accessing finance, and it highlights some of the typical challenges regarding capacity- building programs targeted at women entrepreneurs. Above all, this brief focuses on potential solutions and enablers by drawing on practical experiences from the public and private sectors in both emerging and developed markets. It concludes that innovative partnerships, particularly when private and public sector entities are involved, are beginning to make a dent, with the potential for large-scale impact. Those who embrace women’s entrepreneurship as an opportunity are likely to reap the rewards in new market opportunities and higher development impact
IFC SmartLessons, 2008
This article focuses on the role of the private sector in promoting women's economic empowerment.... more This article focuses on the role of the private sector in promoting women's economic empowerment. It was published as part of a compilation on IFC's work in conflict-affected countries. In many ways, women pay the socioeconomic price of conflict. Although destruction, displacement, and loss of lives and livelihoods affect men and women alike, conflict often leaves women to carry the double burden of economic and familial responsibility in the absence of men who are imprisoned, disabled, or dead. Giving women a stake in the national reconstruction process by investing in their economic participation, including through entrepreneurship, is crucial for effective and sustainable development of the already fragile economies of conflict-affected societies.
IFC, MIGA, The World Bank, 2010
This publication highlights some of the lessons learned in the course of the World Bank Group adv... more This publication highlights some of the lessons learned in the course of the World Bank Group advising governments on improving their investment climate. The "SmartLessons" included in this compendium are among winners of four different competitions organized by IFC since 2008 and provide valuable and insightful analysis of cross-cutting issues and challenges.
Gender & Development Journal. Published for Oxfam GB by Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2012
Women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid ligh... more Women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid lighting revolution. Affordable products using technologies like micro-solar power and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can replace fuel-based lighting – enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean lighting. This article discusses new research from Lighting Africa, in five sub-Saharan African countries. It analyses women's role as both consumers and entrepreneurs and identifies women-specific opportunities in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting.
Les femmes en Afrique sont à la fois d'importantes bénéficiaires et des facilitatrices clés de la révolution de l’éclairage moderne hors réseau. Les produits abordables qui ont recours à des technologies comme l’énergie micro-solaire et les diodes électroluminescentes (light emitting diodes – LED) peuvent remplacer l’éclairage à base de combustible – ce qui permet aux femmes et aux hommes de faire des économies, de réduire la pollution intérieure et de diriger leurs propres entreprises avec un éclairage fiable et propre. Cet article traite des nouvelles recherches menées par Lighting Africa dans cinq pays d'Afrique sub-saharienne. Il analyse le rôle des femmes en tant que consommatrices mais aussi que chefs d'entreprises, et identifie les opportunités propres aux femmes dans le marché en pleine expansion de l’éclairage moderne hors réseau.
Las mujeres africanas son simultáneamente beneficiarias y protagonistas del nuevo sistema de electricidad generada al margen de la red. Formas asequibles que utilizan tecnologías como la energía micro-solar o los diodos de emisión de luz (LED por sus siglas en inglés), pueden reemplazar a la energía generada por combustibles permitiendo a sus usuarios ahorrar dinero, reducir la contaminación en ambientes cerrados y utilizar en sus negocios electricidad segura y no contaminante. Este ensayo aborda las nuevas investigaciones realizadas por Lighting Africa en cinco países subsaharianos. También analiza el papel de las mujeres como consumidoras y empresarias e identifica las oportunidades que ofrece la luz fuera de la red especialmente para las mujeres.
Lighting Africa (IFC/World Bank), 2011
This report compiles the findings of extensive Lighting Africa consumer studies focused on Ethiop... more This report compiles the findings of extensive Lighting Africa consumer studies focused on Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Lighting Africa, a joint IFC/World Bank program, partnered with IFC's Women in Business (WIN) program to author the report. Expanding Women's Role in Africa's Modern Off-Grid Lighting Market (also available in French), analyzes women's role as both consumers and entrepreneurs and identifies women-specific opportunities in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting. Modern off-grid lighting products could be an immediate solution for African businesswomen who often run small retail businesses — exactly the type of businesses that benefit most from improved lighting and extended productive time.
Lighting Africa (IFC/World Bank), 2011
Au niveau du ménage, les femmes bénéficieraient considérablement d’un meilleur éclairage et d’un ... more Au niveau du ménage, les femmes bénéficieraient considérablement d’un meilleur éclairage et d’un meilleur accès à l’énergie. Les femmes entrepreneurs ont également beaucoup à y gagner ; l’éclairage moderne et les technologies des communications leur permettent de renforcer leurs entreprises.
European Commission's Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) Monthly Brief, 2014
This article is part of a European Commission's Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) Monthly... more This article is part of a European Commission's Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) Monthly Brief. These briefs provide short analyses on topical issues of strategic importance that are likely to affect the EU agenda. The March 2014 issue focuses on gender. In addition to the article on women’s entrepreneurship, the issue includes articles on gender equality in the European Union; women’s rights in Egypt; and, violence against women in armed conflict.
IFC and Vital Voices, 2013
The growth and success of women-owned businesses is one of the most profound changes in the busin... more The growth and success of women-owned businesses is one of the most profound changes in the business world today. There is no doubt that women are an emerging market force. However, many businesswomen are not accessing commercial credit, an essential driver of business success. Lack of access to finance and financial services is repeatedly identified as the major constraint for women business owners. This report 'Ready for Growth: Solutions to Increase Access to Finance for Women-owned Business in the Middle East and North Africa', is designed to shed a light on those barriers. It is the result of a unique International Finance Corporation (IFC) partnership with Vital Voices and the Middle East and North Africa Businesswomen's Network (MENA BWN). Its purpose is to fill a critical gap in our knowledge of what women-owned businesses need in terms of financial products and services. Building on our knowledge of how commercial banks currently reach the women's market, this survey data can provide banks in MENA with information to better serve women business owners.
Cawtaryat - Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (Tunisia), 2009
As entrepreneurship around the world is on the rise, women – particularly women with export busin... more As entrepreneurship around the world is on the rise, women – particularly women with export business enterprises - are becoming an economic force to be reckoned with: they create jobs, further demand for locally produced goods, and generate foreign currency for their nation’s economy. This makes women’s business enterprises an important economic force, and one that export promotion authorities are increasingly interested in. Globally, more women entrepreneurs express an interest in exporting, and voice a desire for more information, training and networking opportunities,
and for joining trade missions abroad. This article focuses particularly on women in Tunisia.
IFC SmartLessons, May 11, 2007
IFC/World Bank Group, 2006
This Regional Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Brief complements a GEM Country Brief series ... more This Regional Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Brief complements a GEM Country Brief series that is intended to provide an overview of the status of women's entrepreneurship in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The focus of IFC's PEP-MENA GEM Program is to expand women's participation in the private sector by providing support to growth-oriented small and medium enterprises and by expanding women's employment opportunities.
IFC/World Bank Group, 2007
The Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Country Brief series is intended to provide an overview... more The Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Country Brief series is intended to provide an overview on the status of women's entrepreneurship in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The focus of IFC’s PEP MENA GEM program is to expand women’s participation in the private sector by providing support to growth-oriented small and medium enterprises and expanding women’s employment opportunities.
IFC/World Bank Group, 2007
This Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Country Brief series is intended to provide an overvie... more This Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Country Brief series is intended to provide an overview of the status of women’s entrepreneurship in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The focus of IFC’s PEP- MENA GEM Program is to expand women’s participation in the private sector by providing support to growth-oriented small and medium enterprises and by expanding women’s employment opportunities.
Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt (Special 'Beyond' Edition), 2007
Using Egypt's untapped female entrepreneurial capacity is essential to the realization of broader... more Using Egypt's untapped female entrepreneurial capacity is essential to the realization of broader national development.
European Investment Bank, 2022
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Climate Finance Toolkit, 2021
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Climate Toolkit, 2021
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Climate Toolkit, 2021
2x Collaborative Gender-Smart Climate Toolkit, 2021
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, 2009
This resource has been produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the suppor... more This resource has been produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It is also intended to inform the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines).
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This is the executive summary of the report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting". T... more This is the executive summary of the report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting".
The full report (also available in Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese and Spanish) was produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It also informed the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines). ISBN: 978-90-8866-030-6.
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This is the Chinese version of the report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting: A Practi... more This is the Chinese version of the report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting: A Practitioner's Guide". This resource has been produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It also informed the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines).
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This is the Hindi version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting". This re... more This is the Hindi version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting".
This resource (also available in English, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish) was produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It also informed the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines). ISBN: 978-90-8866-030-6.
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](Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, 2009
This is the Portuguese version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting". ... more This is the Portuguese version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting".
This resource (also available in English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish) was produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It also informed the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines). ISBN: 978-90-8866-030-6.
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This is the Spanish version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting". This ... more This is the Spanish version of the Report "Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting".
This resource (also available in English, Chinese, Hindi and Portuguese) was produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports. It also informed the formal process of integrating gender in future updates of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework (also known as G3 Guidelines). ISBN: 978-90-8866-030-6.
IFC, 2010
In 2008, IFC and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an Amsterdam-based multi stakeholder orga... more In 2008, IFC and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an Amsterdam-based multi stakeholder organization, teamed up to help organizations expand their sustainability reporting to include an emphasis on gender issues. This was to show companies how to capture and report on the value they provide through gender initiatives—including work with supply chains, consumers, and investors. This SmartLesson reflects on the opportunities and challenges presented by an organizational partnership, in this case between an international development organization and an international nongovernmental organization (NGO), as well as the lessons learned over a one-and-a-half-year period. GRI has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used framework for sustainability reporting. This framework, also known as the G3 Guidelines, sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.
European Investment Bank (EIB), 2022
European Investment Bank, 2022
The world's urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion by 2050 , almost 90% of which in ... more The world's urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion by 2050 , almost 90% of which in Asia and Africa. Women increasingly make up the majority of the urban population (for every 100 men aged 50+ and 60+ there are already 113 and 122 women, respectively) and there are more and more single women-headed households in cities. Yet, worldwide, women's perspectives and voices are under-represented in urban leadership: women make up less than 5% of mayors and occupy only about 10% of the highest-ranking jobs in leading architecture firms. Critical infrastructure and services in our cities, including housing and land, transport, public spaces and utilities, affect women and men differently. Currently, most public spaces, buildings and streets are developed by men, and mainly taking into consideration men's perspectives and needs.
EIB Global Report: The Story, 2022
Forbes, 2020
Whether there will be a baby-boom due to the coronavirus pandemic or not, one thing is clear: man... more Whether there will be a baby-boom due to the coronavirus pandemic or not, one thing is clear: many countries stand out for their lack of access to midwives. Here is why it matters - and not just during COVID-19.
CPD Policy Blog, 2020
This year marks the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. It addre... more This year marks the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. It addresses how women and girls are differentially impacted by conflict and recognizes the critical role that women can and already do play in peace building efforts. As the world gets ready to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, this resolution matters—possibly more than ever, including for the private sector. Here is why.
Forbes, 2020
This year marks the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. It addre... more This year marks the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. It addresses how women and girls are differentially impacted by conflict and recognizes the critical role that women can and already do play in peace building efforts. As the world gets ready to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, this resolution matters—possibly more than ever, including for the private sector. Here is why.
Frauen aufs Podium (Germany/Deutschland), 2019
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2014
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup happening in Rio, all eyes are on Brazil. But there’s another reason... more With the 2014 FIFA World Cup happening in Rio, all eyes are on Brazil. But there’s another reason to focus on Latin America’s largest nation: women’s participation in the private sector is making inroads here.
Handshake - IFC Quarterly Journal On Public-Private Partnerships, 2013
IFC Gender Smart Book, 2012
This “SmartBook” titled "Women = Smart Business: Lessons Learned in Gender and Development/Women ... more This “SmartBook” titled "Women = Smart Business: Lessons Learned in Gender and Development/Women in Business" presents practical lessons learned from staff across the IFC and the World Bank, on mostly successful approaches for promoting gender and development as well as women and business. The projects and programs featured in this book span a wide range of countries and regions. They depict how initiatives have advanced business and development by promoting women in their different roles: as leaders, entrepreneurs, employees, and stakeholders. Yet, they all have one common focus: the objective of sharing these experiences and lessons in order to encourage learning from and replication of impactful programs.
IFC, 2011
The World Bank's new World Development Report 2010 on gender equity and development could not hav... more The World Bank's new World Development Report 2010 on gender equity and development could not have been released at a more opportune time. For while there has been great progress in advancing the status of women and girls, there are still many challenges that must be addressed to promote women's economic empowerment, something that is essential to poverty reduction. The new World Development Report raises awareness of key steps policy makers and other stakeholders can take to increase development outcomes by closing the gender gap. As a member of the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC) complements the Bank's work with governments by supporting the participation of women in business.
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The World Bank's new World Development Report 2010 on gender equity and development could not hav... more The World Bank's new World Development Report 2010 on gender equity and development could not have been released at a more opportune time. For while there has been great progress in advancing the status of women and girls, there are still many challenges that must be addressed to promote women's economic empowerment, something that is essential to poverty reduction. The new World Development Report raises awareness of key steps policy makers and other stakeholders can take to increase development outcomes by closing the gender gap. As a member of the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC) complements the Bank's work with governments by supporting the participation of women in business.
IFC, 2010
Research shows that in many countries and sectors women are an untapped economic resource. Their ... more Research shows that in many countries and sectors women are an untapped economic resource. Their underutilization has a negative impact on the growth that would help boost development and fight poverty. Moreover, most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have a strong gender component. Also, targeting women and ensuring that they benefit from the International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) activities can offer new business and development opportunities that IFC cannot afford to overlook. In 2008, the Development Effectiveness Unit (DEU) in collaboration with the Women in Business team embedded gender in IFC's Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS) following an extensive consultation process among DOTS champions across investment departments as well as social and environmental specialists. The objective of adding gender indicators in DOTS is twofold: 1) to enable IFC to have a better measure of its development impact on women; and, 2) to improve IFC's understanding of the role that women play in economic growth, private sector development, and poverty reduction.
World Bank: Gender Equality as Smart Economics, 2008
World Bank (Water, Environment, Social and Rural Development Department), 2005
Yemen is undergoing significant political and economic transformation which has significant impli... more Yemen is undergoing significant political and economic transformation which has significant implications for women's employment. This study focuses on the port city of Aden, commercial center of Yemen (and former capital of the PDRY) and examines women's current employment activities across the economy in order to provide an understanding of how these changes are affecting them and suggest ways for ensuring that they too benefit from new economic opportunities. The report finds that Adeni women, historically active in the workforce, are gradually losing their foothold in the formal economy. As the economy shifts from public sector-led development to a free market, public enterprises are increasingly becoming privatized and the percentage of women employees is decreasing. The emergent private sector is not creating enough new jobs to provide work for all women who desire it. Constraints on women's employment are reinforced by changing cultural ideologies. In addition to transformations in the economy, Adeni society is also experiencing transformations in ideology. The collapse of the socialist system has meant the discontinuation of the state's policy of actively employing women. At the same time, investors from other parts of Yemen and abroad have also brought attitudes and ideologies that reflect a more conservative vision of the role of women in society. New types of social norms are becoming established, such as the belief that it is inappropriate for women to interact closely with men who are non-relations. Laws and regulations that are meant to protect women may actually reduce their access to employment. For example, laws which protect women from working late hours or require the provision of child care centers if a certain number of women is employed make it more costly for the private sector to hire women rather than men. These and other constraints are occurring at a time when poverty is worsening in Yemen and women are resorting to the informal sector as a coping strategy. Paradoxically, men in management positions acknowledge that women have good qualifications and are conscientious and productive workers; this attitude reflects an opportunity for expanding women's work in the private sector. The paper calls for raising public awareness on women's weakening economic position and identifies areas for further research for evidence-based policy-making.
World Bank and Government of Yemen Development Roundtable, 2005
This paper was presented at the Yemen MENA Regional Development Reports Roundtable on Growth, Emp... more This paper was presented at the Yemen MENA Regional Development Reports Roundtable on Growth, Employment & Social Progress that took place in Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, from April 9-10, 2005. The Roundtable was organized by the World Bank in Partnership with the Government of Yemen.
World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, 1998
This Implementation Completion Report (ICR) is for the Energy Sector Adjustment Loan (ESAL) to Jo... more This Implementation Completion Report (ICR) is for the Energy Sector Adjustment Loan (ESAL) to Jordan. The ESAL objectives covered: (a) energy pricing - to rationalize prices and improve sector finances; (b) sector restructuring - to improve the institutional and legislative framework for: (i) corporate commercial operations in the power and oil and gas subsectors; (ii) separate and transparent regulation of the power subsector; (iii) competition among power entitiies(; iv) private sector investmenta nd participationi n power generationa nd distribution; and (v) sector policy formulation and planning; (c) environmental protection - to improve environmental guidelines and regulations for the energy sector and designate a monitoring and enforcement authority; and (d) energy conservation - to improve electricity demand management, power plant efficiency, and end-use energy conservation. Overall, Bank performance was rated as satisfactory. Borrower Performance was satisfactory. The key lessons learned in this project were as follows: (i) the presence of strong, up-front borrower ownership to the reform agenda is of major importance for effective implementation; (ii) institutional arrangements need to be clearly defined and bought into by appraisal; (iii) single tranche adjustment operations may be more effective lending instruments for adjustment operations involving institutional reforms; and (iv) the availability of concurrent technical assistance can be critical to the effective implementation of sector adjustment operations.
World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, 1999
World Bank, Infrastructure Group, 1997
Gender & Development, Mar 1, 2012
Practical Action Publishing eBooks, Mar 15, 2018
This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global ... more This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global Reporting Initiative and International Finance Corporation (IFC), will be valuable for companies and other organizations, planning to embed all material aspects of gender in their sustainability reports. The case for promoting gender equality and integrating gender into sustainability reports is multi-faceted. Gender equality has long been enshrined in the international legal and policy frameworks ratified by governments around the world, yet inequality is still shamefully present throughout societies. This report highlights some of the existing and emerging business drivers for improving practices and reporting on material gender issues. These are further to the legal and ethical imperatives for reporting on gender issues (as, for example, set out in international human rights legal and policy frameworks), which are also discussed. In turn it offers practical steps on how to integrate gender in sustainability reporting. It can, for example, help organizations benefit from emerging best practices in sustainability reporting, achieve bottom-line benefits, and create new opportunities for women in the private sector by better understanding and managing gender perspectives in their businesses. Adding a gender perspective to existing non-financial reporting frameworks may also help private companies win recognition by workers, investors and consumers.
This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global ... more This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global Reporting Initiative and International Finance Corporation (IFC), will be valuable for companies and other organizations, planning to embed all material aspects of gender in their sustainability reports. The case for promoting gender equality and integrating gender into sustainability reports is multi-faceted. Gender equality has long been enshrined in the international legal and policy frameworks ratified by governments around the world, yet inequality is still shamefully present throughout societies. This report highlights some of the existing and emerging business drivers for improving practices and reporting on material gender issues. These are further to the legal and ethical imperatives for reporting on gender issues (as, for example, set out in international human rights legal and policy frameworks), which are also discussed. In turn it offers practical steps on how to integrate gender in sustainability reporting. It can, for example, help organizations benefit from emerging best practices in sustainability reporting, achieve bottom-line benefits, and create new opportunities for women in the private sector by better understanding and managing gender perspectives in their businesses. Adding a gender perspective to existing non-financial reporting frameworks may also help private companies win recognition by workers, investors and consumers.
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Oct 17, 2007
Research shows that in many countries and sectors women are an untapped economic resource. Their ... more Research shows that in many countries and sectors women are an untapped economic resource. Their underutilization has a negative impact on the growth that would help boost development and fight poverty. Moreover, most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have a strong gender component. Also, targeting women and ensuring that they benefit from the International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) activities can offer new business and development opportunities that IFC cannot afford to overlook. In 2008, the Development Effectiveness Unit (DEU) in collaboration with the Women in Business team embedded gender in IFC's Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS) following an extensive consultation process among DOTS champions across investment departments as well as social and environmental specialists. The objective of adding gender indicators in DOTS is twofold: 1) to enable IFC to have a better measure of its development impact on women; and, 2) to improve IFC's understanding of the role that women play in economic growth, private sector development, and poverty reduction.
This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global ... more This gender resource document, made possible through a fruitful collaboration between the Global Reporting Initiative and International Finance Corporation (IFC), will be valuable for companies and other organizations, planning to embed all material aspects of gender in their sustainability reports. The case for promoting gender equality and integrating gender into sustainability reports is multi-faceted. Gender equality has long been enshrined in the international legal and policy frameworks ratified by governments around the world, yet inequality is still shamefully present throughout societies. This report highlights some of the existing and emerging business drivers for improving practices and reporting on material gender issues. These are further to the legal and ethical imperatives for reporting on gender issues (as, for example, set out in international human rights legal and policy frameworks), which are also discussed. In turn it offers practical steps on how to integrate gender in sustainability reporting. It can, for example, help organizations benefit from emerging best practices in sustainability reporting, achieve bottom-line benefits, and create new opportunities for women in the private sector by better understanding and managing gender perspectives in their businesses. Adding a gender perspective to existing non-financial reporting frameworks may also help private companies win recognition by workers, investors and consumers.
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, May 11, 2007
World Bank Other Operational Studies, 2007
Women's entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an important factor for economic growt... more Women's entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an important factor for economic growth and private sector development. Yet across the world, little quantitative information on female-owned businesses is available to inform policymakers how to better support them or to provide assistance to the rising number of women's business associations that are looking to better serve their membership base. In 2005, International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned four country assessments on the state of women's entrepreneurship in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). These assessments filled an important knowledge gap and drew attention from female entrepreneurs, businesswomen's associations, policymakers, donors, and the media alike. Subsequently, IFC was approached by businesswomen's associations from other MENA countries to conduct surveys there as well. The request posed a challenge, as financing female entrepreneurship surveys in all 19 countries covered by IFC Private Enterprise Partnership (PEP)-MENA would not only be financially challenging but also require tremendous monitoring and supervision efforts.
Gender, Business and Enterprise, 2018
Nadereh Chamlou (Senior Advisor and Gender Coordinator). The core team consists of