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Investing in Women holds a thought-leadership responsibility to contribute to advance knowledge building to strengthen the business case of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.
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Fact Sheets
What is Workplace Gender Equality?
September 2020
This document provides a definition of Workplace Gender Equality, as well as key points and guidelines for advancing WGE.
Impact of COVID-19 on employees in Vietnam, May 2020
June 2020
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of COVID-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in Vietnam.
Impact of COVID-19 on employees in the Philippines, May 2020
June 2020
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of COVID-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in the Philippines.
Impact of COVID-19 on employees in Indonesia, May 2020
June 2020
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of Covid-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in Indonesia.
Investing in Women Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning from Phase 1
April 2020
Investing in Women showed significant progress in women’s economic empowerment through its four program components in its first phase, from 2016-2019. This ...
SNAPSheet: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices in Indonesia
February 2020
This factsheet presents notable findings for Indonesia based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
SNAPSheet: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices in the Philippines
February 2020
This factsheet presents notable findings for the Philippines based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
SNAPSheet: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices in Vietnam
February 2020
This factsheet presents notable findings for Vietnam based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
Eliminating Discriminatory Workplace Practices
June 2019
Discrimination against women in the workplace is a persistent structural and social issue that can start as early as the hiring process.
Paternity Leave in Myanmar
May 2019
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of paternity leave, the state of paternity leave in Myanmar and the policy challenges that are preventing ...
Paternity Leave in Vietnam
May 2019
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of paternity leave, the state of paternity leave in Vietnam and the policy challenges that are preventing ...
Paternity Leave in Indonesia
May 2019
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of paternity leave, the state of paternity leave in Indonesia and the policy challenges that are preventing ...
Paternity Leave in the Philippines
May 2019
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of paternity leave, the state of paternity leave in the Philippines and the policy challenges that are ...
Shifting millennial gender norms: Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines
May 2019
Despite persistent gender inequalities in all three countries, Investing in Women’s survey data reveals that within this demographic there are many positive ...
Five years of Workplace Gender Equality Agency data
November 2018
This fact sheet/booklet provides a detailed picture of the state of gender equality in Australia’s workplaces. The report is compiled by ...
Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work: Key findings in Asia and the Pacific
June 2018
This report takes a comprehensive look at unpaid and paid care work in Asia and the Pacific and its relationship with the changing ...
Gender Gap in Earnings in Vietnam: Why Do Vietnamese Women Work in Lower Paid Occupations?
March 2018
This report analyses the gender earnings gap in Vietnam and explores why women choose to work in lower paid occupations.
International standards on women and work in the Philippines
April 2017
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
Women, Work and Care (Philippines)
August 2018
This report summarises the current situation of women in the Philippines and discusses their dual responsibilities in the family and the workplace.
How gendered is recruitment? The case of Indonesia and the Philippines
August 2018
This report discusses the connection between cultural expectations around gender roles and the degree of gender diversity in the workplace in Indonesia and ...
Exploring cross-industry connectedness in corporate governance networks in Vietnam
August 2016
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in Vietnam, and the impact this has on ...
Aid flows and women and work in South East Asia
July 2017
This report analyses aid flows to Southeast Asia, and the degree to which overseas development funding is spent on projects promoting women’s ...
Women’s rights as workers under CEDAW in Vietnam
July 2017
This report analyses Vietnam’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
Women’s rights as workers under CEDAW in the Philippines
July 2017
This report analyses the Philippines’ adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
Women and Entrepreneurship in Vietnam
July 2017
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in Vietnam, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Vietnamese economy.
Women and Entrepreneurship in the Philippines
July 2017
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in the Philippines, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Philippine ...
Women and Entrepreneurship in Indonesia
July 2017
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in Indonesia, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Indonesian economy.
Women’s rights as workers under CEDAW in Myanmar
July 2017
This report analyses Myanmar’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
Women’s rights as workers under CEDAW in Indonesia
July 2017
This report analyses Indonesia’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur: A literature review
July 2017
This report undertakes a review of the literature on entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur, with a focus on understanding how levels of economic development ...
Voices of women in entrepreneurship
July 2017
This report examines the nature of women’s entrepreneurship, and the characteristics and challenges that are specific to women entrepreneurs.
Stories of women-owned enterprises: Tòhe (Vietnam)
July 2017
This report showcases Tòhe: a woman-owned social enterprise in Vietnam. The case study tells the story of the business and explores the ...
International standards on women and work in Vietnam
July 2017
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
Exploring cross-industry connectedness in corporate governance networks in the Philippines
June 2017
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in the Philippines, and the impact this has ...
Exploring cross-industry connectedness in corporate governance networks in Indonesia
June 2017
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in Indonesia, and the impact this has on ...
International standards on women and work in Myanmar
June 2017
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
International standards on women and work in the Philippines
April 2017
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
International standards on women and work in Indonesia
April 2017
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
Philippine Business coalition analysis
April 2017
This report provides an overview of the Philippine Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, and explores its key characteristics, challenges and opportunities.
Gender diversity in corporate governance
February 2017
This report highlights key research findings on gender diversity in corporate governance, and explores opportunities to improve women’s participation on boards.
Gender equality and empowerment – key concepts
January 2017
This report explores key concepts around gender equality and empowerment, emphasising the dual importance of gender equality policies and an enabling institutional environment.
Indonesia Business coalition analysis
January 2017
This report provides an overview of the Indonesia Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, and explores its key characteristics, challenges and opportunities.
Gender participation and influence in corporate governance networks in Vietnam
November 2016
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in Vietnam can influence women’s ...
Gender participation and influence in corporate governance networks in the Philippines
November 2016
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in the Philippines can influence women’...
Gender participation and influence in corporate governance networks in Indonesia
November 2016
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in Indonesia can influence women’s ...
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