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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.
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.
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.
This report is a collaborative effort between Prospera, Investing in Women, and the University of Indonesia. The study utilized time use surveys and ...
This Activity Completion Report outlines approaches by Investing in Women that have been successful in addressing barriers that are holding women back in ...
The case study examines the role gender norms play in the career progression of women in Philippine organizations and what organizations do or ...
Published by the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE), it explores AEV’s efforts to enhance employee perception of WGE through online ...
This report by BCGE contributes to the ongoing dialogue about workplace gender equality in Myanmar and provides insights into how BCGE has implemented ...
This case study explores how Teleperformance Philippines, a leading contact center provider in the country, has advanced workplace gender equality. It looks at ...
This report explores the theme of men’s caring in advertising and its potential impact on gender roles. It investigates how portrayals of ...
This case study examines how DDB Group Philippines has worked to create and sustain an inclusive work environment for women. It looks at ...
The Gender Equity Insights 2022 report examines the trends, policies and practices that positively affect gender inequality and any areas where improvements can still ...
This case study examines the influence of sponsorship programs on gender equality in the workplace.
This tip sheet ADB’s overall approach to gender mainstreaming and xplains the design features and potential gender measures in private sector projects.
By analysing data from the Better to Belong research with a gender lens, this report uncovered how women’s experiences in the workplace ...
This report seeks to identify and examine the gendered impact of the pandemic on men and women in Australia from March 2020 to June 2022.
Women in the Workplace 2022 is a comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. The study found that women are underrepresented ...
This report explores the progress made to date and identifies the gaps and opportunities to drive transformative change in the advertising industry.
UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 guides the organisation in its efforts to assist countries with accelerating progress on gender equality and empowering ...
This research report assesses spending, tax and labour policies in 161 countries to determine how they address inequality at the height of the pandemic.
This report explores the various leadership roles that women play in the region, through available official statistics.
This study aims to establish benchmarks of how STEM is positioned in the minds of students and serves as a tool for quantifying ...
Gender Snapshot 2022 highlights the latest evidence on gender quality across all 17 goals, providing an in-depth look at the long road ahead to achieve ...
The CEW Senior Executive Census 2022 tracks the progress of women’s representation in the executive leadership teams of ASX300 companies, serving as an ...
This policy brief provides a better understanding of unpaid and domestic work, highlighting its costs to women and the economy.
This case study on the Philippines highlights the country’s progress in addressing women’s unpaid care and domestic work within the larger ...
The tool kit is designed to be practical for all companies in Indonesia and includes all reporting template standards that exist in Indonesia ...
The report highlights the importance of financial inclusion and identifies distribution channels to ensure that low-income women have access to these financial products ...
This February 2022 survey explores the impact of COVID-19 on private sector employees in the Philippines.
This February 2022 survey explores the impact of COVID-19 on private sector employees in Vietnam.
This February 2020 survey explores the impact of COVID-19 on private sector employees in Indonesia.
Since 2006, the Global Gender Gap Report has been measuring gaps between men and women based on economic participation and opportunity, health and survival, ...
This report highlights signification variation in gender pays gaps in the health and care sector across countries, suggesting that targeted action to close ...
Building Forward Together: Towards an inclusive and resilient Asia and the Pacific aims to support regional dialogue, in preparation for the High-Level Political ...
This study by UNDP and UN Women looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and military takeover on Women in Myanmar.
Gender Equality Attitudes Study 2022 measures the prevalence of discriminatory attitudes of gender-based stereotypes perpetuating gender equality and exhibit how widespread and deeply embedded ...
This research looks at publicly available datasets with information on indicators related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake, health care services, economic and work-related ...
This report analyses women’s representation in Indonesia’s top 200 publicly listed companies to understand the status of women representation in executive leadership.
Designed as a resource“from executives for executives”, CEO Brief to Promote Inclusive Leadership and Gender Equality in Vietnam uses real-life examples and ...
Gender Equality Update 35: Preparedness and Response for the third wave of COVID-19 highlights the impact of the pandemic on women and excluded groups.
In this McKinsey on Government podcast episode, Francis Rose speaks with Nora Gardner, a senior partner in MicKinsey’s DC office and discuss ...
This fact sheet highlights seven key drivers of workplace gender equality (WGE) that play an important role in achieving WGE.
This report includes updates from 72 countries on gender diversity in the boardroom, exploring insights on the political, social, and legislative trends behind these ...
This report measures the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies.
This policy brief explores the challenges facing women in business and the workplace, considers the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic, and provides policy ...
This report explores the outsized impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on working women, such as gender based-violence, unpaid work burdens, a widening of ...
This report provides a snapshot of the status of women in APEC, looking at the progress of women’s participation in economic-related activities ...
This report aims to help determine priorities and opportunities for developing effective labour market strategies for economic recovery.
This report provides a Good Practice Legislative Framework to help improve gender equality in developing laws supporting women’s resilience during climate and ...
This interactive tool kit aims to help teams learn about the most common types of biases women face at work.
The Workplace Gender Equality and Sustainability Reporting report highlights the compliance of the Top 30 Publicly-Listed Companies (PLCs) in the Philippines with the Sustainability ...
This report explores the position of women in senior management across the world, the progress towards gender parity in leadership and the actions ...
This case study by Investing in Women showcases how and why Tira Austenite has made progress towards redressing the gender imbalance in its ...
This case study showcases how and why Telkomtelstra put in place flexible working arrangements as part of its commitment to supporting women in ...
This case study showcases how and why L’Oréal Indonesia put in place measures to achieve flexible working arrangements, and what the ...
This discussion paper captures the key learnings and stimulates further discussion to strengthen thinking about and approaches for women’s economic empowerment in ...
This report identifies gaps in the existing response to the COVID recession and proposes policies that will help Australia ‘build back better’.
This journal article examines the impact of the pandemic on women’s employment, labour force participation, earnings, unpaid care work and experience of ...
This report provides a snapshot of the impact COVID-19 has had on the Australian economy and the impact it has had on women.
This factsheet explores the latest data on the representation of women in senior management positions, both globally and at the regional level.
This report demonstrates how companies have benefited from developing and implementing gender-smart solutions.
This guide helps organisations develop a business case for gender equality to persuade senior leadership that equality is good for business.
This report draws on company data to explore the link between diversity and company financial outperformance.
This report examines the state of the unpaid care economy in ASEAN countries.
This report outlines the position of women in senior management around the world and highlights the actions leaders need to take to create ...
This report analyses the representation of women in corporate America, provides an overview of HR policies and programs, and explores the intersectional experiences ...
This report is the first provides an in-depth analysis on gender equality issues in Vietnam based on available evidence, data and research.
This book offers new perspectives on the concept of diversity and the role diversity can play in the future world of work.
This report details action and impact on gender equality, advancing more and diverse women into leadership and building respectful and inclusive working environments ...
This factsheet explores the impact that the COVID pandemic has had on both women and men’s workforce participation, employee satisfaction and productivity.
The 2021 report in conjunction with Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre analyses WGEA reporting data relating to uncover further insights about effective initiatives to improve ...
This report presents findings and recommendations from the Phase 2 Mid-Term Review of Investing in Women’s Pathway 1 focused on Workplace Gender Equality.
This independent mid-term review covers IW’s progress since the start of its second phase in July 2019 and provides recommendations to assist IW ...
These video interviews in capture the voices of eight women business leaders from eight countries and eight industries, highlighting the value of women’...
This report presents a set of guidelines on implementing flexible work. It specifically addresses the need for team focus when implementing flexibility in ...
This handbook seeks to provide business owners with an understanding and awareness of the role and positive impact of practising workplace gender equality. ...
This video aims to provide a thorough understanding of workplace gender equality in the context of the work of the Business Coalitions.
This document provide guidance on what companies can do to shift social norms and challenge stereotypes in the workplace. Measures that have been ...
This report showcases the diversity of networks working to advance women’s participation and leadership in STEM in South East and East Asia, ...
This report aims to improve the understanding of the impacts of trade and trade policy on gender equality, and to provide policy makers ...
This paper presents the latest evidence on the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights potential and emerging trends, and reflects on the ...
This report examines how the mobile gender gap is changing quickly in low- and middle-income countries, revealing how the main factors preventing women’...
This report highlights how the mobile gender gap continues to improve in South Asia, but less so in other regions. It explores the ...
This report reveals how the mobile gender gap is changing in low- and middle-income countries, as well as ranking the factors preventing equal ...
The report Women and E-commerce in South East Asia is the first large-scale use of platform data in the region to inform the ...
This report provides an overview of current advances towards, and challenges to, gender equality in the culture and creative sectors at the national, ...
This case study provides an overview of how the PNB strengthened its policy by taking immediate action on sexual harassment and provide a ...
Developed by the PBCWE to document experiences of human resource leads and employees and provide significant accomplishments and improvements on the implementation of ...
Developed by the PBCWE to document experiences of human resource leads and employees and provide significant accomplishments and improvements on the implementation of ...
Developed by the PBCWE to document experiences of human resource leads and employees and provide significant accomplishments and improvements on the implementation of ...
Developed by the PBCWE to document experiences of human resource leads and employees and provide significant accomplishments and improvements on the implementation of ...
This report uncovers the characteristics of organisations that are making tangible progress on gender equality and steps employers can take to do the ...
This report provides policymakers, companies, civil society, employer organisations and other stakeholders in the ASEAN region with comprehensive details on reporting and implementing ...
The State of Economic Inclusion (SEI) Report 2021 provides a global assessment on the state of inclusion programs that reach the extreme poor and ...
The Global Wage Report 2020-21, the flagship report of the International Labour Organization (ILO), examines the evolution of real wages around the world, ...
In response to how the pandemic has widened gender gaps around the world, companies are adopting practices that support gender equality and women’...
Based on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity. As ...
McKinsey & Company research on the impact of COVID-19 on families shows that women bear significant social and economic fallout from the crisis, ...
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published an insight paper, “Towards gender balanced parental leave: Australian and international trends,” exploring the link between ...
The Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) has released a digital version of their first research publication, Closing the Gender Gap: An ...
This World Bank report is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic ...
This flagship regional publication, jointly produced by the ASEAN and UN Women, calls for greater investment and prioritisation of data for tracking progress ...
This brief from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gives an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women’s jobs and incomes, education, ...
The Global Risks Report 2021 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shares the results of their latest Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), followed by ...
Translated into Indonesian, this brief provides evidence from the Asia-Pacific region on business outcomes of workplace gender equality (WGE) and why, in the ...
This report aims to provide clarity on factors that pose the greatest risk of gender-based violence (GBV) and determine policy interventions that may ...
Translated into Vietnamese, this brief provides evidence from the Asia-Pacific region on business outcomes of Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) and why, in the ...
This is the Vietnamese translation of the WGE fact sheet. It provides a definition of Workplace Gender Equality, as well as key points ...
This is the Indonesian translation of the WGE fact sheet. It provides a definition of Workplace Gender Equality, as well as key points ...
This video provides a definition of Workplace Gender Equality (WGE), as well as the benefits of practicing WGE. It includes testimonials from top ...
This country brief demonstrates the business case for gender diversity in management and workplace gender equality in Viet Nam considering the COVID-19 context.
The report shows a strong and convincing causal relationship between increasing the share of women in leadership and subsequent improvements in company performance. ...
The Philippine Journal of Social Development is a peer-reviewed journal published by the College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the ...
This brief is intended to increase access to information about lactation rooms, including benefits and basic requirements for establishment. Based on interest from ...
This brief indicates four policy priorities for a gender-responsive recovery: prevent women from losing their jobs; avoid premature fiscal consolidation; invest in care; ...
This country brief demonstrates the business case for gender diversity in management and workplace gender equality in the Philippines considering the COVID-19 context. ...
This document provides a definition of Workplace Gender Equality, as well as key points and guidelines for advancing WGE.
This brief provides evidence from the Asia-Pacific region on business outcomes of Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) and why, in the context of COVID-19, ...
This country brief demonstrates the business case for gender diversity in management and workplace gender equality in Indonesia considering the COVID-19 context. The ...
This research aims to investigate the progress of workplace gender equality across 38 businesses in four South East Asian countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar ...
This research aims to provide recommendations to the Indonesian government so improvements on mandatory workplace gender equality reporting may be put in place ...
This baseline study validates the findings of previous studies that the STEM industries, particularly the fields of engineering, architecture and related fields as ...
Companies worldwide have been challenged in ensuring the safety and security of their employees whilst maintaining business continuity. This guidance note can be ...
Prepared by the National Bureau of Economic Research, this paper provides insights on how the economic downturn caused by COVID-18 can affect women ...
Male Champions of Change seeks to increase female representation in organisations and to develop conditions and cultures that empower women. This is the ...
This factsheet presents notable findings for Indonesia based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
This factsheet presents notable findings for the Philippines based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
This factsheet presents notable findings for Vietnam based on a Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices Survey (SNAPS) conducted by Investing in Women.
Work hours matter to gender equality, and this report attempts to explain why. It explores the role of time-related policies in reducing gender ...
Business leaders play an important role in closing gender gaps in the workplace. Creating a culture of equality can unlock human potential and ...
The CS Gender 3000 in 2019 report presents analysis of data on the gender mix of the executive teams of over 3,000 companies stretching across 56 countries ...
International Finace Corporation’s TACKLING CHILDCARE: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Myanmar presents an assessment of the currently available childcare arrangements ...
McKinsey & Company, in partnership with LeanIn.Org., has surveyed close to 600 companies and more than a quarter of a million people, and ...
Over four million employees, which accounts for more than 40% of Australia’s total labour force, are covered in the latest WGEA scorecard. The ...
The Global Gender Gap Report measures gaps between men and women across four key indicators: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Health and Survival, Educational ...
Ending violence is our business is a tool developed by the UN Women Regional Office for Asia Pacific to share practices and key ...
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of women in corporate jobs in the United States. Findings for Women in the ...
A study released by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation in the Philippines, has identified the ...
This paper looks into the role of women’s housework and discusses the role of housework on men’s market work in the ...
The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) and Investing in Women collaborated on a research on the implications of family-responsive workplace policies ...
The Board Gender Diversity in ASEAN study advances the case that having women in business leadership positions is good for company performance,.
Discrimination against women in the workplace is a persistent structural and social issue that can start as early as the hiring process.
This report shows that gender diversity is a smart business strategy: the lack of gender diversity may act as a barrier to enhanced ...
This report explains the 4 key interplaying factors – individual, family, corporation culture and societal pressures – that puts a pressure to the rise of women ...
This issue of EAFQ touches on key economic and social questions that affect gender equality in South East Asia and East Asia, delving ...
This updated Investment Design Document for Investing in Women reflects the opportunities and constraints of the evolving operational environments; the policy and budgetary ...
This report portrays the urgency of the changes that the world of work is facing, and provides ideas on how to manage and ...
This report benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, education, health and political criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across ...
This fact sheet/booklet provides a detailed picture of the state of gender equality in Australia’s workplaces. The report is compiled by ...
This report examines the situation of women in Asia and the Pacific and analyses progress and obstacles in terms of gender equality in ...
This report summarises the current situation of women in Indonesia and discusses how family responsibilities are holding women back in the workplace.
This report takes a comprehensive look at unpaid and paid care work and its relationship with the changing world of work. A key ...
This report takes a comprehensive look at unpaid and paid care work in Asia and the Pacific and its relationship with the changing ...
This report from the McKinsey Global Institute explores the challenge of gender inequality in Asia Pacific and considers what it will take to ...
This report analyses the gender earnings gap in Vietnam and explores why women choose to work in lower paid occupations.
This report provides an overview of the gender pay gap in Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, drawing on a number of ...
The article provides an overview of McKinsey’s research in the last 10 years on women in the workplace. It presents a strong business ...
This report offers guidance on how to integrate gender-responsive approaches into APEC Fora, Strategic and Work Plans, Annual Reports and Projects. It complements ...
This report discusses some of the issues and policies relating to skills development and labour markets in the APEC region. It analyses how ...
This report presents current statistics on representation of women in key leadership positions in the Philippine government and industry. It reveals a dearth ...
The report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income ...
This report analyses interviews with executives from over 25 prominent companies in Southeast Asia to understand their perspectives on diversity, the obstacles they have ...
This report examines the global and regional labour market trends and gaps, including in labour force participation rates, unemployment rates, employment status as ...
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
This report provides an overview of the state of feminism and gender equality around the world based on survey results from across 24 countries.
This report surveys the role of women in business and considers the issue of risk and reward. The report explores the different ways ...
This report provides a first-ever account of global attitudes and perceptions of women and men regarding women and work, based on the 2016 Gallup ...
This factsheet from the Philippine Statistics Authority focuses on the latest statistical updates on women and men in the country. The 2017 edition contains 84 ...
This report looks into the gender-specific effects of trade liberalisation on work participation and hours of work, as well as primary participation in ...
This report examines Vietnam’s economy through a gender lens, analysing the distribution of productive resources across different groups of women and men; ...
This report is the fourth in a series of statistical handbooks and presents the available and relevant gender statistics in the Philippines from 2000 ...
This report reviews the key issues, policy mechanisms and international evidence with respect to closing the gender pay gap. The core focus is ...
This report explores the link that exists between diversity and improved business performance, and the measures the progress made on structural changes and ...
This article examines this board-level gender diversity issue for the case of the firms traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange during the period 2003 ...
This report examines the extent to which men and women have adopted and embraced digital technologies, and the influence that has had on ...
This report provides the latest data on women’s position in labour markets, examines the factors behind these trends and explores the policy ...
This report brings together the most recent statistics, trends and information on the situation of women in business and management in order to ...
This report looks into the complex and varied causes behind the gap in economic empowerment between males and females across Asia and the ...
This report aims to provide a reliable estimate of the economic costs of domestic violence in Vietnam, including potential opportunity and productivity loss ...
This report provides a detailed review of the issues, theory and evidences around the pay gap between mothers and non-mothers, and between mothers ...
This report brings together available data and statistics to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date and global picture of women in the business world and ...
This review provides a detailed analysis of the key international literature on the outcomes of maternity protection in small and medium-sized enterprises, and ...
This report explores how Indonesia’s economic growth and rapid urbanisation in recent years is contributing to the gender income gap. The study ...
This report documents the nature and extent of gender inequalities in the Filipino labour market. The report also shares promising initiatives that have ...
This article provides a detailed analysis of “Vietnamese feminism,” and explores the concept of a positive collective identity of Vietnamese women – something with ...
This report summarises the current situation of women in the Philippines and discusses their dual responsibilities in the family and the workplace.
This report discusses the connection between cultural expectations around gender roles and the degree of gender diversity in the workplace in Indonesia and ...
This report considers the relationship between labour legislation and women’s economic empowerment, and examines that current status of labour laws across the ...
This report examines the impact of gender diversity on corporate performance. It uses a global dataset of firms to analyse this correlation.
The gender gap in employment: What’s holding women back? Around the world, finding a job is much tougher for women than it ...
This report provides a framework for monitoring Investing in Women’s contribution to the goal of accelerating women’s economic empowerment in Southeast ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s contribution to Myanmar’s economy as farmers, entrepreneurs and wage workers, and identifies ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s contribution to the Vietnamese economy as farmers, entrepreneurs and wage workers, and identifies ...
This country context paper provides an overview of Indonesian women’s participation in the labour market and as entrepreneurs, and identifies key barriers ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s participation in the labour market and as entrepreneurs in the Philippines, and identifies ...
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in Vietnam, and the impact this has on ...
This report analyses aid flows to Southeast Asia, and the degree to which overseas development funding is spent on projects promoting women’s ...
This report analyses Vietnam’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
This report analyses the Philippines’ adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
This report analyses Myanmar’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
This report analyses Indonesia’s adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women in relation to women’...
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in the Philippines, and the impact this has ...
This report explores the degree to which individual directors are sitting on multiple corporate boards in Indonesia, and the impact this has on ...
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
This report provides an overview of the international standards on women and work, and explores to what extent they have been implemented in ...
This report highlights key research findings on gender diversity in corporate governance, and explores opportunities to improve women’s participation on boards.
This report explores key concepts around gender equality and empowerment, emphasising the dual importance of gender equality policies and an enabling institutional environment.
This report provides an overview of the Indonesia Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, and explores its key characteristics, challenges and opportunities.
This report provides an overview of the Philippine Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, and explores its key characteristics, challenges and opportunities.
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in Vietnam can influence women’s ...
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in the Philippines can influence women’...
This report provides an overview of corporate governance principles and structures, and explores how corporate governance connectedness in Indonesia can influence women’s ...