Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case
The business case for gender equality is compelling. It is also widely underutilized. The most commonly cited evidence of the business case highlights two points: first, gender equality strengthens national economies, and, second, investing in wome...
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okr-10986-289732021-05-25T10:54:41Z Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case International Finance Corporation WOMEN BUSINESS FINANCE GROWTH POLICY GENDER WOMEN IN WORKFORCE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS STAKEHOLDERS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ABSENTEEISM The business case for gender equality is compelling. It is also widely underutilized. The most commonly cited evidence of the business case highlights two points: first, gender equality strengthens national economies, and, second, investing in women in senior leadership strengthens companies in which they work. While both are essential to making the business case, neither represents the full scope of benefits that can be derived from closing gaps between men and women in the private sector. This report supports the business case by highlighting quantitative evidence and best-practice examples from International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) global clients and partners. These cases demonstrate how companies can implement targeted solutions with their employees, entrepreneurs, customers, and community stakeholders. They also illustrate that the business case of studies have sought to highlight the rationale for the private sector to close gaps between men and women. This report offers firm-level data on how companies can benefit from implementing gender-smart solutions. These featured cases represent an array of sectors and geographies. They also offer proof that individual firms can innovate, grow, and profit by closing gender gaps. Finally, the cases demonstrate not just results but a variety of practical approaches for putting the business case into action. 2017-12-07T16:00:13Z 2017-12-07T16:00:13Z 2017-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/147411511507125634/Investing-in-women-new-evidence-for-the-business-case http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28973 English CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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The business case for gender equality is
compelling. It is also widely underutilized. The most
commonly cited evidence of the business case highlights two
points: first, gender equality strengthens national
economies, and, second, investing in women in senior
leadership strengthens companies in which they work. While
both are essential to making the business case, neither
represents the full scope of benefits that can be derived
from closing gaps between men and women in the private
sector. This report supports the business case by
highlighting quantitative evidence and best-practice
examples from International Finance Corporation’s (IFC)
global clients and partners. These cases demonstrate how
companies can implement targeted solutions with their
employees, entrepreneurs, customers, and community
stakeholders. They also illustrate that the business case of
studies have sought to highlight the rationale for the
private sector to close gaps between men and women. This
report offers firm-level data on how companies can benefit
from implementing gender-smart solutions. These featured
cases represent an array of sectors and geographies. They
also offer proof that individual firms can innovate, grow,
and profit by closing gender gaps. Finally, the cases
demonstrate not just results but a variety of practical
approaches for putting the business case into action. |
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Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case |
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Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case |
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Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case |
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Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case |
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Investing in Women : New Evidence for the Business Case |
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investing in women : new evidence for the business case |
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Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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