Strong Companies Build Strong Economies
Resilient, reliable, and commercially viable companies fuel economic growth, bolster economies, catalyze social development, create an enabling environment for private investment, and reduce the need for burdensome government subsidies. Companies that harness the talents of both men and women perform better across a range of business performance metrics.
Women Represent Half of the World’s Employment Potential
Women are underrepresented in the global workforce at all levels and are often excluded from formal employment opportunities. This is not simply an issue of fairness; it’s a missed economic opportunity. Using our Best Practices Framework for advancing women in the workplace, Engendering Industries works with companies to better understand gaps between men and women and design interventions in outreach, recruitment, mentorship, leadership, and professional development that can help overcome these barriers.
Leveraging Female Talent Unlocks Innovation and Productivity
When women serve as leaders and employees of companies—including those in traditionally lucrative industries—businesses benefit and performance improves. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that companies with more balanced representation outperform their peers and benefit from higher employee satisfaction rates. An Ernst & Young study found that the top 20 power utilities with a greater mix of men and women significantly outperformed the bottom 20, in terms of return on equity.
Women also bring different perspectives to the difficult issues facing today’s corporations. Diversity of thought can result in better decision-making and lead to more creative and innovative solutions. A UC Berkeley study found that companies with more women on their board of directors are more likely to be proactive in improving energy efficiency, lowering company costs, and investing in renewable power generation.
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Our Approach
Implement the Engendering Industries approach.
Our evidence-based approach sustainably advances women’s participation in lucrative industries worldwide.
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Do It Yourself
Use our tools to advance women in the workplace.
Companies worldwide have successfully used Engendering Industries’ tools to advance women in the workplace.
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Our Impact
View our results.
We have supported our partner companies to hire and promote more than 12,900 women, and 75% of these companies observed improved business performance.
