Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development

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 children s nutrition, health,...

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Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	absenteeism access to jobs Accounting alcohol consumption anti-discrimination legislation attrition babies barriers to women blueprint Breast-feeding child care codes of conduct commitment to women compensation developing countries discrimination dissemination domestic markets earning economic benefits Economic growth Economic Theory Economics educated women electricians employee employee benefits employment opportunities employment opportunities for women employment outcomes employment policies employment relationship Empowering Women empowerment environment for women equal access equal opportunity Equal Remuneration Equal Remuneration Convention equal right families family responsibilities Female female CEO female employees female employment female population firm productivity Gender gender balance gender considerations gender equality gender gaps gender imbalances Gender Program gender segregation gender stereotyping Global Compact global development health care Health Promotion health services home Human capital human resource human resource management human resources Human Rights ideas about gender roles illness inclusion of women income inequality inexperienced worker infant infant health infrastructure development innovation international law job creation job training kids labor force labor force participation labor legislation labor market Labor Market Discrimination labor productivity labor shortage labor shortages labor standards labor supply labour markets Labour Organization labour standards legal status legislation local communities local community local labor market local population local women male workers maternity leave minority motivation multiplier effect national level natural resources number of women numerical targets nutrition Occupation occupations on-the-job training open doors opportunities for women organizational capital organizational performance outputs parental leave peace performance indicators personal fulfillment physical abuse physical work Policy Research pregnancy present evidence private sector private sector companies producing goods productivity progress proportion of women public hospitals respect retention rates rural areas safety self-esteem service facilities service sector services to women sex sexual harassment skilled occupations skilled personnel skilled worker skilled workers skills development small villages social development social issues social norms suppliers supply chains sustainable development sustainable growth training costs training opportunities training policies training program training Women truck drivers unemployment unintended consequence United Nations USAID use of resources vulnerability wage bill wage levels wages War will woman women employees Women in labour women in management women managers Women workers worker morale workforce working conditions working group on women working hours working women
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topic	absenteeism access to jobs Accounting alcohol consumption anti-discrimination legislation attrition babies barriers to women blueprint Breast-feeding child care codes of conduct commitment to women compensation developing countries discrimination dissemination domestic markets earning economic benefits Economic growth Economic Theory Economics educated women electricians employee employee benefits employment opportunities employment opportunities for women employment outcomes employment policies employment relationship Empowering Women empowerment environment for women equal access equal opportunity Equal Remuneration Equal Remuneration Convention equal right families family responsibilities Female female CEO female employees female employment female population firm productivity Gender gender balance gender considerations gender equality gender gaps gender imbalances Gender Program gender segregation gender stereotyping Global Compact global development health care Health Promotion health services home Human capital human resource human resource management human resources Human Rights ideas about gender roles illness inclusion of women income inequality inexperienced worker infant infant health infrastructure development innovation international law job creation job training kids labor force labor force participation labor legislation labor market Labor Market Discrimination labor productivity labor shortage labor shortages labor standards labor supply labour markets Labour Organization labour standards legal status legislation local communities local community local labor market local population local women male workers maternity leave minority motivation multiplier effect national level natural resources number of women numerical targets nutrition Occupation occupations on-the-job training open doors opportunities for women organizational capital organizational performance outputs parental leave peace performance indicators personal fulfillment physical abuse physical work Policy Research pregnancy present evidence private sector private sector companies producing goods productivity progress proportion of women public hospitals respect retention rates rural areas safety self-esteem service facilities service sector services to women sex sexual harassment skilled occupations skilled personnel skilled worker skilled workers skills development small villages social development social issues social norms suppliers supply chains sustainable development sustainable growth training costs training opportunities training policies training program training Women truck drivers unemployment unintended consequence United Nations USAID use of resources vulnerability wage bill wage levels wages War will woman women employees Women in labour women in management women managers Women workers worker morale workforce working conditions working group on women working hours working women
spellingShingle	absenteeism access to jobs Accounting alcohol consumption anti-discrimination legislation attrition babies barriers to women blueprint Breast-feeding child care codes of conduct commitment to women compensation developing countries discrimination dissemination domestic markets earning economic benefits Economic growth Economic Theory Economics educated women electricians employee employee benefits employment opportunities employment opportunities for women employment outcomes employment policies employment relationship Empowering Women empowerment environment for women equal access equal opportunity Equal Remuneration Equal Remuneration Convention equal right families family responsibilities Female female CEO female employees female employment female population firm productivity Gender gender balance gender considerations gender equality gender gaps gender imbalances Gender Program gender segregation gender stereotyping Global Compact global development health care Health Promotion health services home Human capital human resource human resource management human resources Human Rights ideas about gender roles illness inclusion of women income inequality inexperienced worker infant infant health infrastructure development innovation international law job creation job training kids labor force labor force participation labor legislation labor market Labor Market Discrimination labor productivity labor shortage labor shortages labor standards labor supply labour markets Labour Organization labour standards legal status legislation local communities local community local labor market local population local women male workers maternity leave minority motivation multiplier effect national level natural resources number of women numerical targets nutrition Occupation occupations on-the-job training open doors opportunities for women organizational capital organizational performance outputs parental leave peace performance indicators personal fulfillment physical abuse physical work Policy Research pregnancy present evidence private sector private sector companies producing goods productivity progress proportion of women public hospitals respect retention rates rural areas safety self-esteem service facilities service sector services to women sex sexual harassment skilled occupations skilled personnel skilled worker skilled workers skills development small villages social development social issues social norms suppliers supply chains sustainable development sustainable growth training costs training opportunities training policies training program training Women truck drivers unemployment unintended consequence United Nations USAID use of resources vulnerability wage bill wage levels wages War will woman women employees Women in labour women in management women managers Women workers worker morale workforce working conditions working group on women working hours working women International Finance Corporation Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development
description	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 children s nutrition, health, and education. Meanwhile, companies that invest in women s employment gain an important competitive advantage. Yet despite the persuasive evidence that gender equality has a transformative effect on productivity and growth, women s full economic and productive potential remains unrealized in many parts of the world. Globally, while women s 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 women s 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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title	Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development
title_short	Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development
title_full	Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development
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title_full_unstemmed	Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development
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spelling	okr-10986-162572021-04-23T14:03:28Z Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development International Finance Corporation absenteeism access to jobs Accounting alcohol consumption anti-discrimination legislation attrition babies barriers to women blueprint Breast-feeding child care codes of conduct commitment to women compensation developing countries discrimination dissemination domestic markets earning economic benefits Economic growth Economic Theory Economics educated women electricians employee employee benefits employment opportunities employment opportunities for women employment outcomes employment policies employment relationship Empowering Women empowerment environment for women equal access equal opportunity Equal Remuneration Equal Remuneration Convention equal right families family responsibilities Female female CEO female employees female employment female population firm productivity Gender gender balance gender considerations gender equality gender gaps gender imbalances Gender Program gender segregation gender stereotyping Global Compact global development health care Health Promotion health services home Human capital human resource human resource management human resources Human Rights ideas about gender roles illness inclusion of women income inequality inexperienced worker infant infant health infrastructure development innovation international law job creation job training kids labor force labor force participation labor legislation labor market Labor Market Discrimination labor productivity labor shortage labor shortages labor standards labor supply labour markets Labour Organization labour standards legal status legislation local communities local community local labor market local population local women male workers maternity leave minority motivation multiplier effect national level natural resources number of women numerical targets nutrition Occupation occupations on-the-job training open doors opportunities for women organizational capital organizational performance outputs parental leave peace performance indicators personal fulfillment physical abuse physical work Policy Research pregnancy present evidence private sector private sector companies producing goods productivity progress proportion of women public hospitals respect retention rates rural areas safety self-esteem service facilities service sector services to women sex sexual harassment skilled occupations skilled personnel skilled worker skilled workers skills development small villages social development social issues social norms suppliers supply chains sustainable development sustainable growth training costs training opportunities training policies training program training Women truck drivers unemployment unintended consequence United Nations USAID use of resources vulnerability wage bill wage levels wages War will woman women employees Women in labour women in management women managers Women workers worker morale workforce working conditions working group on women working hours working women 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 children s nutrition, health, and education. Meanwhile, companies that invest in women s employment gain an important competitive advantage. Yet despite the persuasive evidence that gender equality has a transformative effect on productivity and growth, women s full economic and productive potential remains unrealized in many parts of the world. Globally, while women s 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 women s 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. 2013-11-14T15:21:02Z 2013-11-14T15:21:02Z 2013-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16257 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research

Investing in Women’s Employment : Good for Business, Good for Development

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