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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 factsheet explores the latest data on the representation of women in senior management positions, both globally and at the regional level.
This guide helps organisations develop a business case for gender equality to persuade senior leadership that equality is good for business.
This document provides advice on how leaders can use positive actions to better manage their teams in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. &...
This guidance document on implementing rapid gender assessment surveys on the impacts of COVID-19 was developed by UN Women’s global gender data ...
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 study was designed to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on Filipino girls and young women aged 13 to 24 years old. It zooms in ...
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 examines women’s representation in COVID-19 newsgathering and news coverage in India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the U.K. and the ...
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’...
The Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) has released a digital version of their first research publication, Closing the Gender Gap: An ...
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 Doing Good Index 2020 by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society provides a roadmap of the policies and practices that can route ...
Private Equity and Value Creation: A Fund Manager’s Guide to Gender-smart Investing is a practical step-by-step road map for fund managers on ...
The Philippine Venture Capital Report 2020 provides an overview of the country’s venture capital (VC) industry, touted as “the sunrise industry of the ...
This research names the proven economic patterns, their relevance to recovery, their relevance to investments, and key data points to track to understand ...
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.
These fact sheets present a snapshot of the findings on the social norms, attitudes and practices of urban millennials in Vietnam, based on ...
These fact sheets present a snapshot of the findings on the social norms, attitudes and practices of urban millennials in Vietnam, based on ...
These fact sheets present a snapshot of the findings on the social norms, attitudes and practices of urban millennials in Indonesia, based on ...
This report provides insight into the frustrations many in the media and marketing industries face around gender, race and mental health. With the ...
This report outlines a new framework for understanding how disinformation is being used online to exclude women from public life, in the first ...
This report provides updated analysis on trends in impact investing and gender lens investing (GLI) in South East Asia, based on updated data ...
This paper analyses the relationship between national female leaders and their effectiveness in handling the COVID-crisis.
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 report aims to help organisations better understand the benefits of flexible ways of working and how it can be effectively implemented. It ...
This analysis confirms the initial findings and predictions of CARE’s first Rapid Gender Analysis of COVID-19. It also reveals new areas of ...
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; ...
The United Nations Population Fund released this compendium on social norms change to achieve gender equality, which provides a framework for programmatic approaches ...
This Research Note presents a short summary of the impact of COVID-19 measures on the pressure to work and care amongst private sector ...
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 report summarises key insights and findings across the three countries, relevant to IW’s work around gender norms and associated behaviours. It ...
The report, Gender Equality Matters 2020: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices (SNAP) of urban millennials in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, summarises regression and segmentation ...
The report, Gender Equality Matters 2020: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices (SNAP) of urban millennials in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, summarises regression and segmentation ...
The report, Gender Equality Matters 2020: Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices (SNAP) of urban millennials in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, summarises regression and segmentation ...
Investing in Women (IW) commissioned YouGov to conduct an online Social Norms, Attitudes and Practices (SNAP) 2020 Survey with 6,000 urban, millennial men and women ...
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 report focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on private sector employers and not-for-profit organisations in Myanmar, and employees in a single firm.
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 report summarises the gendered effects of COVID-19 on achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific, based on ...
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 report focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on private sector workers and employers in the Philippines.
This report focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on private sector workers and employers in Indonesia.
This report focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on private sector workers and employers in Vietnam.
In this podcast, James Lette, Executive Director of Manila Angel Investors Network—a partner of Investing in Women in the Philippines—discusses the ...
The Gender Equality Scorecard Manual is the collective effort built upon SEAF’s work on the GES, a tool SEAF developed to assess ...
Project Sage tracks the global shape and size of the private markets in gender lens investing. This report identifies 138 total funds deploying capital ...
This report aims to provide a landscape of gender lens investment (GLI) vehicles in both public and private markets and is intended to ...
This infographic provides a summary of Value for Women’s How to Invest with a Gender Lens: A guide for Investors in emerging ...
This Gender Lens Investing how-to guide provides practical tools and resources for an investing community that urgently needs to address its diversity and ...
This report presents findings of CARE International in Vietnam’s research on gendered social norms and how they limit women’s economic participation ...
This report summarises the findings of the research on men and masculinities in a globalising Vietnam carried out by the Institute for Social ...
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of COVID-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in Vietnam.
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of COVID-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in the Philippines.
This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of Covid-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in Indonesia.
CARE in Vietnam has undertaken a Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) of the impacts of COVID-19. The study was designed to provide information about ...
This baseline study validates the findings of previous studies that the STEM industries, particularly the fields of engineering, architecture and related fields as ...
This interactive tool lets users calculate the approximate time they will spend on unpaid care work throughout their lifetime, based on the number ...
The COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool has been created to enable companies to assess their COVID-19 response and ensure they support women ...
This brief highlights emerging trends and implications for women and girls’ safety in cities and public spaces, recognising the continuum of violence against ...
This document represents a living and evolving agenda for a feminist COVID-19 response and recovery and therefore is not exhaustive, definitive or exclusively ...
This document illustrates how the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in starting and retaining a business are likely to increase in the wake ...
This guide provides useful information for employers in Myanmar on childcare support for employees and includes an explanation of why this support is ...
Companies worldwide have been challenged in ensuring the safety and security of their employees whilst maintaining business continuity. This guidance note can be ...
This whitepaper explores how COVID-19 has changed the way people work, and how equipped businesses are for a fully remote workforce, what challenges ...
This paper provides an overview of evidence on recent program interventions that address gender norms. Its purpose is to provide a summary of ...
This report provides analysis from a rapid but extensive literature review around the impacts of COVID-19, previous pandemics and recessions on the economic ...
In this podcast, Theresa and Diego Buenaflor share the story of how they lifted Ellana Cosmetics from its humble beginnings and transformed it ...
This report provides data and insights on the milestones of Root Capital’s Women in Agricultural Initiative for 2019. A partner of Investing in ...
This paper discusses the impacts of the pandemic on women migrant workers and provides recommendations on how to support governments, donors, civil society ...
This brief introduces a strong gender perspective to the COVID-19 crisis and response and provides recommendations on how to apply a gender-responsive approach ...
This note provides recommendations and key messages reflecting IASC commitments, aligned with Grand Bargain principles aimed at providing assistance to people in need ...
This document provides guidelines for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which should strengthen existing PSEA commitments ...
This document enumerates gendered impacts of COVID-19 and includes minimum standards for integrating gender equality into preparedness and response planning process, and cluster ...
This document summarises the scope of the United Nations COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund and governance structure.
Investing in Women showed significant progress in women’s economic empowerment through its four program components in its first phase, from 2016-2019. This ...
Published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, this report describes the speed and scale of COVID-19, the severity of reported cases, and ...
This report presents data, insights and stories gathered through a survey of 111 startup founders and 31 investors in the Philippines, conducted by PwC.
Prepared by the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, this document outlines emerging gender impacts in Asia and the Pacific amidst COVID-19, as ...
This study seeks to present a localised analysis of advertisements for gendered portrayals. The researchers intended to document the portrayals of all genders ...
An estimated 70.7% of women-owned enterprises remain unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions. This creates a financing gap of at least USD 287 Billion. ...
Economic growth is more robust and sustainable when men and women can fully participate in the economy. However, women continue to be underrepresented ...
Impact investing in South East Asia is expected to continue growing because of large market opportunities, economic growth and demographic trends. Want to ...
Blended finance combines development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilise more private capital for social and environmental causes, creating more financing opportunities for ...
A woman is economically empowered when she has both the ability to advance and succeed economically; and has the power to make and ...
Produced by UN Women, this document provides considerations for businesses and companies, to help them create gender-balanced, socially beneficial marketing and promotional materials ...
The 2X Challenge and GFI encourage their peer DFIs and other investors to implement gender-sensitive responses to COVID-19. This document outlines GFI and ...
Prepared by the National Bureau of Economic Research, this paper provides insights on how the economic downturn caused by COVID-18 can affect women ...
Policies and public health efforts are scrambling to catch up with the spread of COVID-19. Hand-washing, social distancing and self-isolation will all contribute ...
The Global Humanitarian Response Plan was produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and its humanitarian partners ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed nations around the world at risk. All countries are expected to prepare and respond to the crisis in ...
This is a practical guide for United Nations country teams and partners in developing operational plans to respond to COVID-19 at country level—...
This strategy update captures WHO’s learnings over a period of three months, and is based on the pool of accumulated evidence on ...
This strategic preparedness and response plan for coronavirus enumerates public health measures to support countries responding to COVID-19.
Analysing the impact of COVID-19 on gender could be key in fighting the disease. Women are on the coronavirus frontlines as healthcare workers, ...
This briefing note contains the International Labour Organization’s preliminary assessment of the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the global workforce. It proposes ...
An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of work says the effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of ...
To understand the role of gender in the COVID-19 pandemic, governments of affected countries must collect and report sex-disaggregated data, such as the ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected not only the physical health, but also the well-being and economic resilience, of women. Incidents of domestic violence ...
To fully understand the primary and secondary effects of a health crisis on individuals and communities, it is vital to recognise how such ...
This policy brief explores how women and girls’ lives are changing in the face of COVID-19, and enumerates suggested priority measures to accompany ...
Women’s Safety NSW conducted a second survey of frontline workers and service providers to gather information on the evolving challenges arising from ...
Women’s Safety NSW conducted a survey of frontline workers, coordinators and service providers to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Domestic ...
SEAF’s Gender Equality Scorecard (GES) is a tool for assessing women’s economic empowerment and gender equality within investment opportunities and portfolio ...
Tackling Social Norms – A game changer for gender inequalities is based on research for the 2019 Human Development Report, which highlights how progress towards ...
This policy note outlines why housework is a social issue and why and how it should be recognised and valued. It is after ...